Gilbert Canyon

Gilbert Canyon: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gilbert Canyon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Gilbert Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.40770, -117.41899. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gilbert Canyon

• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine Catholic Church · church · Lander · ~39 km · Must-see
• St George Episcopal Church · church · Lander · ~39 km · Must-see
• Austin Methodist Church · church · Lander · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins · fort · Churchill · ~44 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Station Site · fort · Churchill · ~47 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Lander · ~68 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~69 km · Must-see
• Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest · sanctuary · Nye · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hickison Petroglyth Recreation Site · park · Lander · ~72 km · Must-see
• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~73 km · Must-see
• Happy Days Mine · fort · Lander · ~28 km
• New Pass Mine · fort · Churchill · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gilbert Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gilbert Canyon

• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~42 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~46 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Lander · ~68 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~69 km · Must-see
• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~76 km · Must-see

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