Back Hollow

Back Hollow: 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 Back Hollow

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 Back Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16158, -82.95040. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Back Hollow

• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lilley Cornett Woods · park · Letcher · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~19 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Coal Mining Museum · museum · Harlan · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~39 km · Must-see
• Roaring Branch · sanctuary · Harlan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kentenia State Forest · sanctuary · Harlan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain Off-Road Adventure Area · sanctuary · Harlan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Stone Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~51 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~52 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Back Hollow

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~19 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~23 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~51 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~52 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~52 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wallen Ridge · viewpoint · Lee · ~60 km · Must-see

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