Mitchell Mountain

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.55204, -120.04371. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Mountain

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~23 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~11 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~19 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~20 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~26 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~26 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~30 km
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~33 km
• Bacon Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~36 km
• Blue Ridge Mine Mill · fort · Crook · ~38 km
• Blue Ridge Mine · fort · Crook · ~38 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~40 km
• Lost Spring Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~41 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mitchell Mountain

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~83 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~87 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~91 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~92 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~100 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~106 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~111 km · Must-see

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