Mount Matney

Mount Matney: 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 Mount Matney

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 Mount Matney — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.05903, -85.42020. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Matney

• Green River Lake · lake · Adair · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery Visitor And Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Russell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo · sanctuary · Hart · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · Wayne · ~64 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~65 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~65 km · Must-see
• Brigadoon State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Barren · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Lake · lake · Middle Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Barren River Lake · lake · Barren · ~74 km · Must-see
• Jones Chapel · church · Adair · ~3 km
• Milltown Church · church · Adair · ~8 km
• Harrods Fork Church · church · Adair · ~10 km
• East Fork Church · church · Metcalfe · ~14 km
• Concord Church · church · Adair · ~15 km
• Hutchison Church · church · Adair · ~15 km
• East Fork Hill · viewpoint · Metcalfe · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Matney

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Matney

• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~58 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~65 km · Must-see
• Green River Knob · viewpoint · Casey · ~65 km · Must-see
• Dale Hollow Marina · viewpoint · Middle Tennessee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~82 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~94 km · Must-see
• East Fork Hill · viewpoint · Metcalfe · ~18 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Metcalfe · ~26 km
• Little Bottom Cliff · viewpoint · Adair · ~28 km
• Buffalo Cliff · viewpoint · Adair · ~29 km

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