Slate Mountain

Slate Mountain: 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 Slate Mountain

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 Slate Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.54014, -80.52228. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slate Mountain

• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~5 km · Must-see
• Andy Griffith Museum · museum · Patrick · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Carroll · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~36 km · Must-see
• Camp Raven Knob · sanctuary · Surry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Moratock Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~42 km · Must-see
• Donnaha Church · church · Forsyth · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grayson Glades Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Grayson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~45 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~47 km · Must-see
• Germanton United Methodist Church · church · Stokes · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slate Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Slate Mountain

• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~45 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~77 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~95 km · Must-see
• Pores Knob · viewpoint · Wilkes · ~99 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Walker Mountain · viewpoint · Wythe · ~104 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson State Natural Area · viewpoint · Ashe · ~106 km · Must-see

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