Friday Mountain

Friday 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 Friday 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 Friday Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.15145, -97.95960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Friday Mountain

• Radha Madhav Dham · temple · Hays · ~1 km · Must-see
• Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center · sanctuary · Travis · ~11 km · Must-see
• Austin Zoo · sanctuary · Travis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Home of Dr. Joseph M. Pound · museum · Hays · ~16 km · Must-see
• Heart of Texas Wildlife Trail · sanctuary · Hays · ~22 km · Must-see
• Barton Creek Greenbelt Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~24 km · Must-see
• Airmen's Cave · cave · Travis · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jacob's Well · cave · Hays · ~26 km · Must-see
• Barton Springs Pool · fort · Travis · ~27 km · Must-see
• Zilker Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Travis · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hartman Prehistoric Garden · sanctuary · Travis · ~28 km · Must-see
• Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum · museum · Travis · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wild Basin II Waterfall · waterfall · Travis · ~28 km · Must-see
• Zilker Park · park · Travis · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tom Miller Dam · lake · Travis · ~29 km · Must-see
• Auditorium Shores at Town Lake Metropolitan Park · lake · Travis · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Austin · lake · Travis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lady Bird Lake · lake · Travis · ~30 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Friday Mountain

• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Travis · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonnell · viewpoint · Travis · ~32 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Burnet · ~73 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Llano · ~93 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rock · viewpoint · Llano · ~114 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Peak · viewpoint · Burnet · ~118 km · Must-see
• Bandera Pass · viewpoint · Bandera · ~144 km · Must-see
• Medina Valley · viewpoint · Medina · ~145 km · Must-see
• Chalk Bluff · viewpoint · Hays · ~11 km
• Carpenter Hills · viewpoint · Hays · ~11 km

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