Ross Peak

Ross Peak: 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 Ross Peak

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 Ross Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.96984, -122.70871. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ross Peak

• Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mill Waterfall · waterfall · Clark · ~13 km · Must-see
• Paradise Point State Park · park · Clark · ~14 km · Must-see
• Merwin Dam · lake · Clark · ~15 km · Must-see
• Seaman · attraction · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nob Hill Nature Park · park · Cowlitz · ~18 km · Must-see
• Warrior Rock Lighthouse · beach · Columbia · ~19 km · Must-see
• Abrams Park · park · Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Overlook Park · park · Clark · ~22 km · Must-see
• Blue Heron Community Garden · sanctuary · Clark · ~22 km · Must-see
• Scappoose Bay · lake · Columbia · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Island · river spot · Cowlitz · ~23 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Park · park · Clark · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Merwin · lake · Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Collins Beach · beach · Clark · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sauvie Island Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see
• Battle Ground Lake State Park · lake · Clark · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ross Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ross Peak

• Tumtum Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~46 km · Must-see
• Camp Hill · viewpoint · Clark · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Skamania · ~51 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~53 km · Must-see
• Silver Star Trail · viewpoint · Skamania · ~55 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Cowlitz · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens · viewpoint · Skamania · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crater Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~60 km · Must-see
• Shoestring Glacier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~60 km · Must-see

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