Short Mountain

Short 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 Short 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 Short Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.43035, -76.23855. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Short Mountain

• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ganoga Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Jean · lake · Luzerne · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Rose · lake · Luzerne · ~15 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Saxe Pond · lake · Bradford · ~19 km · Must-see
• Forkston Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~21 km · Must-see
• Central Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fox Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~22 km · Must-see
• Harveys Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fallow Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pikes Creek Reservoir · lake · Luzerne · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~29 km · Must-see
• Benson Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~30 km · Must-see
• Deep Hollow · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Miller Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~31 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake State Forest Recreation Area · lake · Luzerne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Manjo · lake · Luzerne · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Short Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Short Mountain

• Red Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Forkston Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~21 km · Must-see
• Central Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fox Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fallow Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~29 km · Must-see
• Benson Hollow · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~30 km · Must-see
• Deep Hollow · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Miller Mountain · viewpoint · Wyoming · ~31 km · Must-see
• North Mountain RCAG · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~36 km · Must-see

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