Lost Mound

Lost Mound: 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 Lost Mound

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 Lost Mound — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.20613, -90.27985. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Mound

• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~16 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fritz Chapel · church · Jackson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~40 km · Must-see
• Apple River Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Jo Daviess · ~41 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~42 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mines of Spain State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church · church · Dubuque · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Mound

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lost Mound

• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jo Daviess · ~42 km · Must-see
• Charles Mound · viewpoint · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~143 km · Must-see
• Badger Valley · viewpoint · Iowa · ~143 km · Must-see
• Black Oak Dune Overlook · viewpoint · Carroll · ~3 km
• South Bluff · viewpoint · Jackson · ~15 km
• Bellevue Overlook · viewpoint · Jackson · ~16 km
• Inspiration Point · viewpoint · Jackson · ~16 km
• North Bluff · viewpoint · Jackson · ~17 km

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