Front Mountain

Front 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 Front 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 Front Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.82480, -77.22082. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Front Mountain

• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~5 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~6 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tall Timbers Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bear Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Centre · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~16 km · Must-see
• Poe Paddy State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~21 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~23 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~24 km · Must-see
• Halfway Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Union · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~25 km · Must-see
• Poe Valley State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~27 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~28 km · Must-see
• Reeds Gap State Park · park · Mifflin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~34 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~36 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Front Mountain

• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~6 km · Must-see
• Brush Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~34 km · Must-see
• Penns Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~36 km · Must-see
• Egg Hill · viewpoint · Centre · ~39 km · Must-see
• Little Sugar Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nittany Valley · viewpoint · Centre · ~43 km · Must-see
• Beartrap Hollow · viewpoint · Lycoming · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Nittany · viewpoint · Centre · ~59 km · Must-see

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