La Junta Point

La Junta Point: 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 La Junta Point

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 La Junta Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.65606, -105.68688. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near La Junta Point

• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~18 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~21 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~26 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~31 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~31 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of La Junta Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near La Junta Point

• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~26 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~39 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~47 km · Must-see

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