Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon: 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 Mount Vernon

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 Mount Vernon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.42765, -119.08385. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Vernon

• Kam Wah Chung Company Building · museum · Grant · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site · park · Grant · ~13 km · Must-see
• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~16 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~24 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~32 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~33 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~37 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~39 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~40 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~62 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gordon Butte · viewpoint · Grant · ~5 km
• Gibson Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~7 km
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~10 km
• East Fork Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Vernon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Vernon

• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~33 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~39 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~62 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~95 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~109 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~111 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~130 km · Must-see

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