Cerro Melón

Cerro Melón: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cerro Melón

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cerro Melón — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -30.73228, -70.11530. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cerro Melón

• Cerro de la Majadita · viewpoint · Iglesia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Nevado Olivares · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~66 km · Must-see
• Quebrada del Viento · viewpoint · Calingasta · ~8 km
• Laguna Los Patos · lake · Calingasta · ~14 km
• Cerro de los Patos · viewpoint · ~15 km
• Cerro de Las Mulas · viewpoint · Calingasta · ~17 km
• Portillo del Ventillo · viewpoint · ~18 km
• Portillo del Castillo · viewpoint · ~21 km
• Paso de la Coipita · viewpoint · ~24 km
• Quebrada Deltalar · viewpoint · Calingasta · ~25 km
• Santuario de la Naturaleza Río Sasso · sanctuary · Coquimbo Region · ~30 km
• Cerro Guanaquero · viewpoint · Calingasta · ~31 km
• Cordillera de Lucho · viewpoint · Calingasta · ~35 km
• Cerro Volcán · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~39 km
• Embalse San Antonio · lake · Coquimbo Region · ~40 km
• Cordón de los Azules · viewpoint · ~43 km
• Paso del Gordito · viewpoint · ~44 km
• Quebrada de las Pircas · viewpoint · Calingasta · ~52 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cerro Melón

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cerro Melón

• Cerro de la Majadita · viewpoint · Iglesia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Nevado Olivares · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cerro El Tapado · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~85 km · Must-see
• Ventisquero de Agua Negra · viewpoint · ~87 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pachón · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~101 km · Must-see
• Cerro Las Tórtolas · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~113 km · Must-see
• Valle del Elqui · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~120 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alcazar · viewpoint · Calingasta · ~134 km · Must-see
• Cerro Doña Ana · viewpoint · Coquimbo Region · ~135 km · Must-see
• Quebrada del Viento · viewpoint · Calingasta · ~8 km

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