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: 33.64592, -100.95125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Mountain

• Mount Blanco · viewpoint · Crosby · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blanco Canyon · viewpoint · Floyd · ~49 km · Must-see
• Duffy's Peak · viewpoint · Garza · ~60 km · Must-see
• Yellow House Canyon · viewpoint · Crosby · ~73 km · Must-see
• Espuela · fort · Dickens · ~12 km
• Dickens County · fort · Dickens · ~14 km
• Dickens Springs · fort · Dickens · ~15 km
• Cathey Hill · viewpoint · Dickens · ~15 km
• Dickens Cemetery · fort · Dickens · ~15 km
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Crosby · ~17 km
• 20 foot falls · waterfall · Crosby · ~24 km
• Silver Falls Pavilion · waterfall · Crosby · ~24 km
• Silver Falls · waterfall · Crosby · ~24 km
• Battle of Freshwater Fork of the Brazos · fort · Crosby · ~26 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 11 Dam · lake · Dickens · ~27 km
• Croton Breaks · viewpoint · Dickens · ~27 km
• Crosbyton Cemetery · fort · Crosby · ~30 km
• White River Dam · lake · Crosby · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Mountain

• Mount Blanco · viewpoint · Crosby · ~40 km · Must-see
• Blanco Canyon · viewpoint · Floyd · ~49 km · Must-see
• Duffy's Peak · viewpoint · Garza · ~60 km · Must-see
• Yellow House Canyon · viewpoint · Crosby · ~73 km · Must-see
• Running Water Draw · viewpoint · Floyd · ~78 km · Must-see
• Double Mountains · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~100 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Draw · viewpoint · Lubbock · ~102 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Soldier Draw · viewpoint · Garza · ~106 km · Must-see
• Kiowa Peak · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~112 km · Must-see
• Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~138 km · Must-see

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