Gunsight Mountain

Gunsight 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 Gunsight 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 Gunsight Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.51096, -98.86507. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gunsight Mountain

• Lake Eastland Dam · lake · Eastland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Cisco · lake · Eastland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Leon · lake · Eastland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Palo Pinto Mountains State Park · park · Stephens · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~69 km · Must-see
• Possum Kingdom Lake · lake · Palo Pinto · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Griffin State Historic Site · fort · Shackelford · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Palo Pinto Dam · lake · Palo Pinto · ~72 km · Must-see
• Brown Pen Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~11 km
• Double mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~12 km
• Ringling Lake · lake · Eastland · ~13 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~13 km
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Eastland · ~14 km
• Old Eastland County Jail & Museum · museum · Eastland · ~16 km
• Connellee-Majestic Theatre · fort · Eastland · ~16 km
• Camp Salmon, C.S.A. · fort · Eastland · ~16 km
• Eastland County Courthouse · fort · Eastland · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gunsight Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gunsight Mountain

• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~69 km · Must-see
• Slipdown Mountain · viewpoint · Parker · ~127 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Taylor · ~135 km · Must-see
• Brown Pen Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~11 km
• Double mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~12 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~13 km
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Eastland · ~14 km
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~21 km
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~25 km

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