Big Canyon

Big 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 Big 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 Big Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.47102, -118.10681. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Canyon

• Star Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~10 km · Must-see
• Buena Vista Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rye Patch Reservoir · lake · Pershing · ~25 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain Monument · fort · Pershing · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Tobin · viewpoint · Pershing · ~63 km · Must-see
• Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buena Vista Canyon Mine · fort · Pershing · ~4 km
• Congress Canyon Mine · fort · Pershing · ~5 km
• Black Warrior Mine · fort · Pershing · ~6 km
• Marigold Mine · fort · Pershing · ~6 km
• Millionaire Mine · fort · Pershing · ~6 km
• Henning Mine · fort · Pershing · ~7 km
• Arizona Mine · fort · Pershing · ~7 km
• Bloody Canyon Mine · fort · Pershing · ~7 km
• Bloody Mine · fort · Pershing · ~7 km
• Inskip Mine · fort · Pershing · ~8 km
• Wheeler Mine · fort · Pershing · ~8 km
• Phlueger Mine · fort · Pershing · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Canyon

• Star Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~10 km · Must-see
• Buena Vista Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Tobin · viewpoint · Pershing · ~63 km · Must-see
• Copper Kettle Canyon · viewpoint · Pershing · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sonoma Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~76 km · Must-see
• Jersey Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~77 km · Must-see
• Winnemucca Mountain · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~83 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~83 km · Must-see
• Shady Run Canyon · viewpoint · Churchill · ~95 km · Must-see
• Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~100 km · Must-see

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