Middle Mountain

Middle 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 Middle 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 Middle Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.58390, -119.62054. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Middle Mountain

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~53 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~58 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~64 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung Company Building · museum · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site · park · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~9 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~32 km
• Aldrich Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~33 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~46 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~48 km
• Beech Creek Stage Station · fort · Grant · ~49 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~52 km
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Middle Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Middle Mountain

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~53 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~58 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~77 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~97 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~119 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~124 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~126 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~128 km · Must-see

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