South Mountain

South 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 South 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 South Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.22290, -101.45901. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near South Mountain

• Big Spring State Park · park · Howard · ~4 km · Must-see
• KBST-AM (Big Spring) · attraction · Howard · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Colorado City State Park · lake · Mitchell · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~70 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~71 km · Must-see
• Comanche Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~1 km
• Big Spring · lake · Howard · ~2 km
• Comanche Trail Park · park · Howard · ~2 km
• KBST-FM · attraction · Howard · ~2 km
• Big Spring State Park on Route of Old Comanche War Trail · fort · Howard · ~3 km
• Church of Christ 14th and Main · church · Howard · ~3 km
• First Church of the Nazarene · church · Howard · ~3 km
• Scenic Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~3 km
• Big Spring School District · fort · Howard · ~3 km
• St. Mary's Episcopal Church · church · Howard · ~4 km
• First Christian Church of Big Spring · fort · Howard · ~4 km
• St. Paul's Lutheran Church · church · Howard · ~4 km
• Birdwell Park · park · Howard · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of South Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near South Mountain

• Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~70 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Soldier Draw · viewpoint · Garza · ~118 km · Must-see
• Odessa Meteor Crater · viewpoint · Ector · ~137 km · Must-see
• Scenic Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~3 km
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Howard · ~7 km
• Big Spring RCAG · viewpoint · Howard · ~8 km
• East Gunsight Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~40 km
• Beals Mountain · viewpoint · Mitchell · ~54 km
• Cedar Point · viewpoint · Borden · ~56 km
• Clay Smith Peak · viewpoint · Mitchell · ~62 km

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