Mount Wilson

Mount Wilson: 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 Mount Wilson

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 Mount Wilson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.99793, -116.97737. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Wilson

• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~48 km · Must-see
• St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel · church · Idaho · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~72 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Asotin · ~7 km
• Cave Gulch · cave · Nez Perce · ~8 km
• Cougar Rapids · river spot · Nez Perce · ~11 km
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~13 km
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~16 km
• Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Nez Perce · ~18 km
• Hole in the Rock · cave · Asotin · ~18 km
• Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~19 km
• Cherry Creek Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~21 km
• Salmon River Falls · waterfall · Nez Perce · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Wilson

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Wilson

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~48 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~89 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~93 km · Must-see
• Devils Tooth · viewpoint · Idaho · ~100 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~101 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~103 km · Must-see
• She Devil · viewpoint · Idaho · ~103 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~103 km · Must-see
• The Ogre · viewpoint · Idaho · ~104 km · Must-see

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