Monkey Face

Monkey Face: 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 Monkey Face

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 Monkey Face — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.77498, -121.77605. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monkey Face

• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~6 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chico Gospel Hall · church · Butte · ~9 km · Must-see
• Janet Turner Print Museum · museum · Butte · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~26 km · Must-see
• Evangelical Free Church of Hamilton City · church · Glenn · ~26 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Abbey of New Clairvaux · church · Tehama · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~40 km · Must-see
• Oroville Chinese Temple · museum · Butte · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~43 km · Must-see
• Orland Southern Baptist Church · church · Glenn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~45 km · Must-see
• Corning Community Park · park · Tehama · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~52 km · Must-see
• KIQS (Willows) · attraction · Glenn · ~54 km · Must-see
• Willows Christian Church · church · Glenn · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monkey Face

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Monkey Face

• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~52 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~85 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~87 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~99 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~100 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~108 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~109 km · Must-see

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