Thacker Mountain

Thacker 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 Thacker 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 Thacker Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.16455, -99.16952. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thacker Mountain

• Fort Griffin State Historic Site · fort · Shackelford · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Belknap State Park · fort · Young · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Stamford · lake · Haskell · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Graham Dam · lake · Young · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Eddleman Dam · lake · Young · ~65 km · Must-see
• Camp Cooper, C.S.A. · fort · Throckmorton · ~2 km
• Lake Throckmorton Dam · lake · Throckmorton · ~2 km
• Bush Knob Massacre · fort · Throckmorton · ~10 km
• Keeter Dam · lake · Throckmorton · ~16 km
• Texas A and M Experimental Ranch Lake Dam · lake · Throckmorton · ~17 km
• Lake Woodson Dam · lake · Throckmorton · ~24 km
• Hugh Dickie Lake Dam · lake · Throckmorton · ~25 km
• Capt. Marcy Meets Chief Senaco · fort · Throckmorton · ~26 km
• Buzzard Peak · viewpoint · Throckmorton · ~29 km
• State Highway 23 Bridge · fort · Shackelford · ~33 km
• Black Cemetery · fort · Shackelford · ~33 km
• Sutler’s Store · fort · Shackelford · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thacker Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thacker Mountain

• Tackett Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sam Bass Hollow · viewpoint · Stephens · ~87 km · Must-see
• Kiowa Peak · viewpoint · Stonewall · ~106 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Taylor · ~147 km · Must-see
• Slipdown Mountain · viewpoint · Parker · ~150 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Peak · viewpoint · Throckmorton · ~29 km
• Antelope Hills · viewpoint · Shackelford · ~41 km
• Deer Head Bluff · viewpoint · Young · ~42 km
• Coal Mountain · viewpoint · Stephens · ~54 km
• Beehive Mountain · viewpoint · Young · ~57 km

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