Starr Canyon

Starr 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 Starr 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 Starr Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.52714, -117.84262. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Starr Canyon

• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~8 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Station Site · fort · Churchill · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins · fort · Churchill · ~20 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~24 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~41 km · Must-see
• Job Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~43 km · Must-see
• Carson Table Summit · viewpoint · Churchill · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Water · lake · Churchill · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~67 km · Must-see
• Slate Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~68 km · Must-see
• Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tungsten Mountain Mine · fort · Churchill · ~26 km
• Nevada Gold Group Mine · fort · Churchill · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Starr Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Starr Canyon

• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~8 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~24 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~41 km · Must-see
• Job Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~43 km · Must-see
• Carson Table Summit · viewpoint · Churchill · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~60 km · Must-see

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