Chief Mountain

Chief 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 Chief 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 Chief Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.72358, -114.55805. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chief Mountain

• Kershaw-Ryan State Park · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Gorge State Park · church · Lincoln · ~21 km · Must-see
• Highland Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Comet Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley State Park · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~60 km · Must-see
• Delamar Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Doc's Pass Wilderness · sanctuary · Washington · ~75 km · Must-see
• Moon Caves · cave · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Cathedral Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Big Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~22 km
• Eccles Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~25 km
• Fife Flat Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~41 km
• Pine Canyon Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km
• Mahogany Knoll Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~53 km
• Schroeder Lake (drained) · lake · Lincoln · ~61 km
• Cougar Canyon Wilderness · viewpoint · Washington · ~69 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chief Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chief Mountain

• Highland Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Comet Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley State Park · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~60 km · Must-see
• Delamar Valley · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~76 km · Must-see
• Coal Valley · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~81 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake Trail · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~86 km · Must-see
• Pahranagat Loop Trail · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~88 km · Must-see
• Square Top Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~91 km · Must-see
• Silver Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~91 km · Must-see
• Mount Irish · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~93 km · Must-see

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