Cliff Palace Viewpoint

Cliff Palace Viewpoint: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cliff Palace Viewpoint

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Cliff Palace Viewpoint — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.04373, -108.43296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cliff Palace Viewpoint

• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mesa Verde National Park · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~29 km · Must-see
• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Yucca House National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~39 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~51 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• KRWN-FM (Farmington) · attraction · San Juan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Aztec Ruins National Monument · fort · San Juan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Nighthorse · lake · La Plata · ~62 km · Must-see
• Salmon Ruins · fort · San Juan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~66 km · Must-see
• Smelter Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~66 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shiprock · viewpoint · San Juan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shiprock Historical Marker · church · San Juan · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cliff Palace Viewpoint

Other forts & heritage near Cliff Palace Viewpoint

• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~18 km · Must-see
• Aztec Ruins National Monument · fort · San Juan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Salmon Ruins · fort · San Juan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep Castle · fort · San Juan · ~86 km · Must-see
• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~111 km · Must-see
• Edge of the Cedars Great House · fort · San Juan · ~143 km · Must-see
• Alkali Ridge · fort · San Juan · ~144 km · Must-see
• Tomboy · fort · San Miguel · ~145 km · Must-see
• Kin Kletso · fort · San Juan · ~146 km · Must-see
• Casa Rinconada · fort · San Juan · ~147 km · Must-see

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