Nelson Peak

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.19684, -117.52801. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Peak

• Deer Lake Mountain · lake · Stevens · ~17 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Stevens · ~23 km · Must-see
• Browns Lake Dam · lake · Stevens · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cat Tales Zoological Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~57 km · Must-see
• Riverside State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~60 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~69 km · Must-see
• Spokane Falls · waterfall · Spokane · ~73 km · Must-see
• Minnehaha Park · park · Spokane · ~73 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~73 km · Must-see
• Qlispé Raceway Park · attraction · Spokane · ~74 km · Must-see
• One Spokane Stadium · attraction · Spokane · ~74 km · Must-see
• St. Aloysius Church · church · Spokane · ~74 km · Must-see
• Christ the Redeemer Church · church · Spokane · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Nelson Peak

• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~77 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~85 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~95 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~96 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~101 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~102 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~104 km · Must-see

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