Slate Mountain

Slate 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 Slate 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 Slate Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.77652, -80.41395. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slate Mountain

• Buffalo Mountain Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rocky Knob Recreation Area · sanctuary · Floyd · ~8 km · Must-see
• Jack's Creek Covered Bridge · fort · Patrick · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~19 km · Must-see
• Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~20 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill Farm · park · Patrick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jessup's Mill · attraction · Stokes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fairy Stone State Park · sanctuary · Patrick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lovill's Creek Lake · lake · Carroll · ~37 km · Must-see
• Philpott Lake · lake · Patrick · ~38 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake · lake · Pulaski · ~44 km · Must-see
• Andy Griffith Museum · museum · Patrick · ~44 km · Must-see
• Claytor Lake State Park · lake · Pulaski · ~46 km · Must-see
• New River Trail State Park · sanctuary · Wythe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Carroll · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shot Tower State Park · park · Wythe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock State Park · sanctuary · Stokes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Slate Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Slate Mountain

• Bob White Covered Bridge · viewpoint · Patrick · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moore's Knob Firetower · viewpoint · Stokes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pilot Mountain · viewpoint · Surry · ~61 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~75 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~79 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Horse Heaven · viewpoint · Wythe · ~81 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~88 km · Must-see

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