Grindstone Mountain

Grindstone 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 Grindstone 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 Grindstone Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.53816, -97.87115. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grindstone Mountain

• Lake Amon Carter Dam · lake · Montague · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland · sanctuary · Wise · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rucker Pond · lake · Wise · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Falls · waterfall · Wise · ~44 km · Must-see
• Town of Saint Jo · museum · Montague · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Nocona · lake · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksboro Dam · lake · Jack · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Richardson · fort · Jack · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead State Park · lake · Clay · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Arrowhead State Park · lake · Cotton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cougar Mountain · viewpoint · Montague · ~2 km
• Mose Johnson Lake Dam · lake · Montague · ~3 km
• City of Bowie · fort · Montague · ~4 km
• First Baptist Church of Bowie · fort · Montague · ~4 km
• Elmwood Cemetery · fort · Montague · ~5 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Dam · lake · Montague · ~9 km
• Brushy Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~9 km
• Brushy Mound Historical Marker · fort · Montague · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Grindstone Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Grindstone Mountain

• Slipdown Mountain · viewpoint · Parker · ~83 km · Must-see
• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~129 km · Must-see
• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~130 km · Must-see
• Cougar Mountain · viewpoint · Montague · ~2 km
• Brushy Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~9 km
• Dead Ox Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~13 km
• Buzzard Roost Knob · viewpoint · Montague · ~17 km
• Double Mounds · viewpoint · Montague · ~28 km
• Colt Mountain · viewpoint · Montague · ~30 km
• Dye Mound · viewpoint · Montague · ~32 km

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