Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Haystack Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Haystack Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.47383, -88.81125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Mountain

• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Ontonagon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Corpse Pond · lake · Vilas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ontonagon Wild And Scenic River · sanctuary · Ontonagon · ~27 km · Must-see
• Worm Lake · lake · Florence · ~32 km · Must-see
• Prickett Lake · lake · Vilas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Paulding Light · attraction · Ontonagon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saint Henrys Church · church · Houghton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Baraga State Park · park · Baraga · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rice Bay · beach · Gogebic · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lac Vieux Desert · lake · Vilas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Lake · lake · Forest · ~58 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · park · Houghton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Vilas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Deer Island Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~59 km · Must-see
• Brule Lake · lake · Iron · ~59 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~60 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Gogebic · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Mountain

• Mount Curwood · viewpoint · Baraga · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Arvon · viewpoint · Florence · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Arvon · viewpoint · Baraga · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Florence · ~93 km · Must-see
• Sugarbush Hill · viewpoint · Forest · ~127 km · Must-see
• Mount Bohemia · viewpoint · Keweenaw · ~148 km · Must-see
• The Bluff · viewpoint · Houghton · ~15 km
• Mount Kallio · viewpoint · Baraga · ~20 km
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Houghton · ~28 km
• Big Rock · viewpoint · Ontonagon · ~39 km

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