Picacho

Picacho: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Picacho

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Picacho — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 3.55198, -75.97750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picacho

• Las Hermosas National Natural Park · sanctuary · Tolima · ~22 km · Must-see
• Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario del Palmar · church · Valle del Cauca · ~45 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Sonso Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Valle del Cauca · ~45 km · Must-see
• Laguna de Sonso · lake · Valle del Cauca · ~67 km · Must-see
• Cañón de la Reina · viewpoint · Tolima · ~8 km
• Cañon del Mundo · viewpoint · Tolima · ~9 km
• Cascada · waterfall · Valle del Cauca · ~15 km
• Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil La Cascada · sanctuary · Valle del Cauca · ~15 km
• Cuchilla de las Arrugas · viewpoint · Tolima · ~24 km
• Reserva Natural de la Sociedad Civil Cristal · sanctuary · Valle del Cauca · ~26 km
• Cañon del Cofre · viewpoint · Valle del Cauca · ~27 km
• La Canal · beach · Valle del Cauca · ~29 km
• Puerto amor · beach · Valle del Cauca · ~30 km
• La Bocatoma · beach · Valle del Cauca · ~31 km
• Los Ceibos · beach · Valle del Cauca · ~32 km
• Hacienda El Paraiso · museum · Valle del Cauca · ~33 km
• Alto Barbacoas · viewpoint · Tolima · ~33 km
• Pesca Deportiva · lake · Valle del Cauca · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Picacho

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Picacho

• Nevado del Huila · viewpoint · Cauca · ~87 km · Must-see
• Pico Loro · viewpoint · Valle del Cauca · ~100 km · Must-see
• Cañón de la Reina · viewpoint · Tolima · ~8 km
• Cañon del Mundo · viewpoint · Tolima · ~9 km
• Cuchilla de las Arrugas · viewpoint · Tolima · ~24 km
• Cañon del Cofre · viewpoint · Valle del Cauca · ~27 km
• Alto Barbacoas · viewpoint · Tolima · ~33 km
• Alto El Rocio · viewpoint · Tolima · ~37 km
• Alto Ambeima · viewpoint · Tolima · ~42 km
• Alto Bonito · viewpoint · Tolima · ~50 km

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