Haystack Mountain

Haystack 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 Haystack 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 Haystack Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.44953, -100.44234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Mountain

• Kiowa Peak · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~47 km · Must-see
• Double Mountains · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~54 km · Must-see
• Matthew Hooks Reservoir · lake · King · ~8 km
• Dog Town Mountain · viewpoint · King · ~24 km
• Double Mountain Salt Works (on Brazos River) · fort · Kent · ~32 km
• Holloman & Sons Grocery Store · fort · Stonewall · ~37 km
• Croton Breaks · viewpoint · Dickens · ~38 km
• Buzzard Peak · viewpoint · King · ~49 km
• Eagle Hill · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~49 km
• Davidson Peak · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~49 km
• County Named for Confederate Hero General "Stonewall" Jackson 1824-1863 · fort · Stonewall · ~50 km
• Moorhouse Lake · lake · King · ~50 km
• Cathey Hill · viewpoint · Dickens · ~50 km
• Dickens Cemetery · fort · Dickens · ~50 km
• Dickens Springs · fort · Dickens · ~51 km
• Dickens County · fort · Dickens · ~52 km
• Arnold Ranch Lake · lake · King · ~52 km
• City of Aspermont Lake Dam · lake · Stonewall · ~53 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Mountain

• Kiowa Peak · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~47 km · Must-see
• Double Mountains · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~54 km · Must-see
• Duffy's Peak · viewpoint · Garza · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mount Blanco · viewpoint · Crosby · ~105 km · Must-see
• Blanco Canyon · viewpoint · Floyd · ~114 km · Must-see
• Yellow House Canyon · viewpoint · Crosby · ~127 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Soldier Draw · viewpoint · Garza · ~140 km · Must-see
• Running Water Draw · viewpoint · Floyd · ~142 km · Must-see
• Dog Town Mountain · viewpoint · King · ~24 km
• Croton Breaks · viewpoint · Dickens · ~38 km

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