Sand Mountain

Sand 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 Sand 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 Sand Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.05015, -119.27690. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Mountain

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~19 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~34 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~41 km · Must-see
• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site · park · Grant · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung Company Building · museum · Grant · ~60 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~63 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~67 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~67 km · Must-see
• WogonagaT potso-na Flat Spring · attraction · Harney · ~23 km
• Clemens Dam · lake · Harney · ~24 km
• Wildhorse Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Grant · ~30 km
• Deer Cave Canyon · cave · Harney · ~34 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~40 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~42 km
• Grindstone Dam · lake · Crook · ~46 km
• Devine Monument · fort · Harney · ~46 km
• Williams Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~48 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sand Mountain

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~19 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~85 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~89 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~105 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~115 km · Must-see
• Wagontire Mountain · viewpoint · Harney · ~115 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~116 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~127 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~129 km · Must-see

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