Murphy Mountain

Murphy Mountain: 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 Murphy Mountain

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 Murphy Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.73594, -95.13963. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Mountain

• Lake Gilmer Dam · lake · Upshur · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Sandy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Smith · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnsboro · lake · Wood · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tyler State Park · park · Smith · ~40 km · Must-see
• Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum · museum · Camp · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mineola Downtown Historic District · sanctuary · Wood · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park · lake · Titus · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Cypress Springs · lake · Franklin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Holbrook Recreational Area · lake · Wood · ~48 km · Must-see
• Monticello Dam · lake · Titus · ~49 km · Must-see
• Camp Ford · park · Smith · ~50 km · Must-see
• Plunk Lake · lake · Smith · ~55 km · Must-see
• Caldwell Zoo · park · Smith · ~55 km · Must-see
• KKTX-AM (Kilgore) · attraction · Gregg · ~56 km · Must-see
• Welsh Dam · lake · Titus · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tyler Museum of Art · museum · Smith · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Reservoir · lake · Wood · ~59 km · Must-see
• Historic Aviation Memorial Museum · museum · Smith · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Murphy Mountain

• Cusseta Mountain · viewpoint · Miller · ~99 km · Must-see
• East Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~36 km
• Camp Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~41 km
• Adams Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~42 km
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Upshur · ~44 km
• Couch Mountain · viewpoint · Camp · ~48 km
• Buzzard Roost Mountain · viewpoint · Morris · ~56 km
• Holland Mountain · viewpoint · Rusk · ~66 km
• Donaldson Mountain · viewpoint · Cass · ~82 km
• Cooper Mountain · viewpoint · Henderson · ~98 km

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