Painter Mountain

Painter 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 Painter 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 Painter Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.69874, -79.67615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Painter Mountain

• Longdale Recreation Area · park · Greenbrier · ~13 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~17 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~17 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rich Hole Wilderness · sanctuary · Alleghany · ~24 km · Must-see
• Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church · church · Alleghany · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hoop hole · sanctuary · Greenbrier · ~26 km · Must-see
• University Chapel · church · Lexington · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~30 km · Must-see
• Douthat State Park · sanctuary · Bath · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rough Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Bath · ~30 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~31 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~35 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Goshen Pass · sanctuary · Preston · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Painter Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Painter Mountain

• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~22 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~35 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~54 km · Must-see
• Alleghany Mountain · viewpoint · Alleghany · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~56 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~58 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~58 km · Must-see

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