James Canyon

James 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 James 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 James Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.68075, -118.19708. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Canyon

• Job Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~14 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~21 km · Must-see
• Carson Table Summit · viewpoint · Churchill · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~36 km · Must-see
• Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Station Site · fort · Churchill · ~55 km · Must-see
• Leonard Rockshelter · fort · Churchill · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins · fort · Churchill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Humboldt · lake · Churchill · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~64 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Hill · viewpoint · Churchill · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of James Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near James Canyon

• Job Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~14 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~16 km · Must-see
• Carson Table Summit · viewpoint · Churchill · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~36 km · Must-see
• Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~64 km · Must-see

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