Sun Temple

Sun Temple: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sun Temple

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Sun Temple — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16468, -108.47548. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sun Temple

• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~0 km · Must-see
• Mesa Verde National Park · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~13 km · Must-see
• Park Point · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~16 km · Must-see
• Yucca House National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~26 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~34 km · Must-see
• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ute Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~37 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~56 km · Must-see
• Canyons of the Ancients National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~57 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~58 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep National Monument · sanctuary · Montezuma · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see
• Diorite Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~61 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Sun Temple

• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~0 km · Must-see
• Aztec Ruins National Monument · fort · San Juan · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hovenweep Castle · fort · San Juan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Salmon Ruins · fort · San Juan · ~81 km · Must-see
• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~122 km · Must-see
• Edge of the Cedars Great House · fort · San Juan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Alkali Ridge · fort · San Juan · ~130 km · Must-see
• Tomboy · fort · San Miguel · ~133 km · Must-see
• pithouse · fort · Montezuma · ~1 km
• Mesa Top Sites · fort · Montezuma · ~1 km

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