Elephant Mountain

Elephant 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 Elephant 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 Elephant Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.73924, -77.55637. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elephant Mountain

• Colton Point State Park · sanctuary · Tioga · ~11 km · Must-see
• Leonard Harrison State Park · sanctuary · Tioga · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lyman Run State Park · park · Potter · ~21 km · Must-see
• Presbyterian Church · church · Tioga · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Nessmuk · lake · Tioga · ~27 km · Must-see
• Algerine Swamp Natural Area · sanctuary · Tioga · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania Lumber Museum · museum · Potter · ~29 km · Must-see
• Denton Hill State Park · park · Potter · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cherry Springs State Park · park · Potter · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ole Bull State Park · sanctuary · Potter · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tioga State Forest · sanctuary · Tioga · ~34 km · Must-see
• Black Forest Trail · trek · Lycoming · ~35 km · Must-see
• Patterson State Park · park · Potter · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hills Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tioga · ~38 km · Must-see
• Prouty Place State Park · park · Potter · ~39 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Forest · sanctuary · Potter · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hammersley Wild Area · sanctuary · Potter · ~47 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 37 · sanctuary · Tioga · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elephant Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Elephant Mountain

• Upper Pine Bottom State Park · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pine Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah County Park · viewpoint · Bradford · ~88 km · Must-see
• Jersey Hill · viewpoint · Allegany · ~91 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Hollow · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~102 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~103 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~109 km · Must-see
• Spanish Hill · viewpoint · Bradford · ~110 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~111 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~112 km · Must-see

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