The Windsplitter

The Windsplitter: 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 Windsplitter

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 Windsplitter — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.59945, -103.06550. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Windsplitter

• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~58 km · Must-see
• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~66 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~73 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~74 km · Must-see
• Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~2 km
• Lone Rock · viewpoint · Baca · ~38 km
• David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~56 km
• Springfield Museum · museum · Baca · ~57 km
• Dolores Mission · fort · Las Animas · ~57 km
• Two Buttes Dam · lake · Baca · ~58 km
• Church Of Christ · church · Las Animas · ~58 km
• John W. Rawlings Heritage Center · museum · Bent · ~67 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bent · ~67 km
• Las Animas Christian Church · church · Bent · ~67 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Windsplitter

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Windsplitter

• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~58 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~84 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~90 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lone Rock · viewpoint · Baca · ~38 km
• Bear Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~74 km
• Big Canyon Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~85 km
• Sugarloaf Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~85 km
• Middle Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~87 km

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