Cape Horn

Cape Horn: 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 Cape Horn

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 Cape Horn — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.15205, -123.28735. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cape Horn

• Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~12 km · Must-see
• Great Vow Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Columbia · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~15 km · Must-see
• Clatsop State Forest · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~28 km · Must-see
• Longview Foursquare Church · church · Cowlitz · ~33 km · Must-see
• Longview Community Church · church · Cowlitz · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Cowlitz · ~33 km · Must-see
• Nutty Narrows Squirrel Bridge · attraction · Cowlitz · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Island · river spot · Cowlitz · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens Creation Center · museum · Cowlitz · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~46 km · Must-see
• Grace United Methodist Church · church · Lewis · ~47 km · Must-see
• Boistfort Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~47 km · Must-see
• Deep River Pioneer Lutheran Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cape Horn

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cape Horn

• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~46 km · Must-see
• Boistfort Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~47 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~51 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Washington · ~66 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Clark · ~66 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~70 km · Must-see
• Clark's Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~72 km · Must-see

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