Third Mountain

Third Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Third Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Third Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.42036, -76.80997. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Third Mountain

• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~20 km · Must-see
• National Civil War Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Memorial Lake State Park · lake · Lebanon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~23 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hershey Gardens · park · Dauphin · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Third Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Third Mountain

• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~72 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~81 km · Must-see
• Catawissa Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~86 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~91 km · Must-see

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