Graduation Point

Graduation 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Graduation Point

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.

Visiting Graduation Point: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Graduation Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.88339, -106.28501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Graduation Point

• Bradbury Science Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~2 km · Must-see
• KRSN-AM (Los Alamos) · attraction · Los Alamos · ~2 km · Must-see
• Los Alamos History Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~2 km · Must-see
• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tsirege Pueblo Ruins · fort · Los Alamos · ~10 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cerro Grande · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bandelier National Monument · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe National Forest · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Valles Caldera supervolcano · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dome Wilderness · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~23 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~30 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Redondo Peak · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jemez Falls · waterfall · Sandoval · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Graduation Point

Other forts & heritage near Graduation Point

• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tsirege Pueblo Ruins · fort · Los Alamos · ~10 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~14 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~21 km · Must-see
• La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs · fort · Santa Fe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe on the Camino Real · fort · Santa Fe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Palace of the Governors · fort · Santa Fe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' Monument · fort · Santa Fe · ~48 km · Must-see
• El Rancho de las Golondrinas · fort · Santa Fe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy (ruins) · fort · Santa Fe · ~48 km · Must-see

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