The Hogback

The Hogback: 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 The Hogback

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 The Hogback — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.37539, -104.06202. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Hogback

• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~57 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Brown Sheep Camp Corral · fort · Las Animas · ~7 km
• Brown Sheep Camp · fort · Las Animas · ~7 km
• Brown No 1 Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Hogback

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Hogback

• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~86 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~89 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~95 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~95 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~99 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~101 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~103 km · Must-see

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