McLaughlin Mountain

McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin 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 McLaughlin Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.64487, -100.72538. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McLaughlin Mountain

• O C Fisher Lake · lake · Tom Green · ~35 km · Must-see
• E V Spence Reservoir · lake · Coke · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Tom Green · ~42 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Tom Green · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Tom Green · ~43 km · Must-see
• San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Tom Green · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Concho National Historic Landmark · fort · Tom Green · ~44 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nasworthy Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~47 km · Must-see
• Anti-Tuberculosis Colony No. 1 (McKnight State Tuberculosis Hospital) · fort · Tom Green · ~10 km
• Bean Hill · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~19 km
• Ruby Point · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~20 km
• Divide Cemetery · fort · Coke · ~23 km
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~23 km
• Butterfield Stage Station at Grape Creek · fort · Tom Green · ~24 km
• Berean Baptist Church · church · Tom Green · ~25 km
• Arden Community · fort · Irion · ~28 km
• San Angelo State Park · sanctuary · Tom Green · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McLaughlin Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near McLaughlin Mountain

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Taylor · ~132 km · Must-see
• Bean Hill · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~19 km
• Ruby Point · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~20 km
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~23 km
• Cement Mountain · viewpoint · Coke · ~33 km
• Butterfield Peak · viewpoint · Coke · ~34 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~40 km
• Devils Courthouse Peak · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~41 km
• Sulphur Springs Park · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~42 km
• Rattle Snake Hill · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~44 km

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