Kettle Benchmark

Kettle Benchmark: 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 Kettle Benchmark

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 Kettle Benchmark — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.14639, -120.72063. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kettle Benchmark

• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mountain Meadows Reservoir · lake · Lassen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~36 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Westwood · church · Lassen · ~38 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Susanville · church · Lassen · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Honey Lake · lake · Lassen · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Almanor · lake · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~57 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Kettle Benchmark

• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~36 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~71 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~74 km · Must-see

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