Union Summit

Union Summit: 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 Union Summit

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 Union Summit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.18076, -116.03312. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Union Summit

• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pearl Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Ruby · fort · White Pine · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Hope · viewpoint · Eureka · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Tenabo · viewpoint · Eureka · ~59 km · Must-see
• Palisade Canyon · viewpoint · Eureka · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tipton Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~68 km · Must-see
• Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Elko · ~70 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Pass · viewpoint · Eureka · ~71 km · Must-see
• Overland Lake · lake · Elko · ~72 km · Must-see
• King Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~73 km · Must-see
• Carlin Park · viewpoint · Elko · ~74 km · Must-see
• Kobeh Valley · viewpoint · Eureka · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail · trek · Elko · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bell Mine · fort · Eureka · ~2 km
• Union Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~3 km
• Austin Mine · fort · Eureka · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Union Summit

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Union Summit

• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pearl Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Hope · viewpoint · Eureka · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Tenabo · viewpoint · Eureka · ~59 km · Must-see
• Palisade Canyon · viewpoint · Eureka · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tipton Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~68 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Pass · viewpoint · Eureka · ~71 km · Must-see
• King Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~73 km · Must-see
• Carlin Park · viewpoint · Elko · ~74 km · Must-see

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