Thunder Mountain

Thunder 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 Thunder 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 Thunder Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.27095, -122.86200. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thunder Mountain

• Fall Creek Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Clover Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hemlock Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Quartz Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Boulder Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Douglas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Toketee Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Buckeye Lake · lake · Douglas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cooper Creek Dam · lake · Douglas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bohemia Mountain · viewpoint · Lane · ~47 km · Must-see
• Watson Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphy · lake · Lane · ~49 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Umpqua Hot Springs · attraction · Douglas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness · sanctuary · Douglas · ~51 km · Must-see
• National Creek Falls · waterfall · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Abbott Butte · viewpoint · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Falls County Park · waterfall · Lane · ~60 km · Must-see
• Safari Village · sanctuary · Douglas · ~60 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thunder Mountain

• Quartz Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bohemia Mountain · viewpoint · Lane · ~47 km · Must-see
• Abbott Butte · viewpoint · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Halo · viewpoint · Lane · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Douglas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tufti Mountain · viewpoint · Lane · ~74 km · Must-see
• Whetstone Point · viewpoint · Jackson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Butte · viewpoint · Lane · ~76 km · Must-see
• Cinnamon Butte · viewpoint · Douglas · ~76 km · Must-see
• White Point · viewpoint · Jackson · ~76 km · Must-see

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