Summer Mountain

Summer 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 Summer 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 Summer Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.99259, -75.66297. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summer Mountain

• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pimple Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Francis E. Walter Dam · lake · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Beltzville State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Old Jail Museum · museum · Carbon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen · fort · Carbon · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~27 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 38 · sanctuary · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pinchot Trail System · trek · Lackawanna · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Lake · lake · Warren · ~32 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake · lake · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Summer Mountain

• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pimple Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Warren · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bake Oven Knob · viewpoint · Lehigh · ~35 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Monument Park · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~47 km · Must-see

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