Mount Wilson

Mount Wilson: 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 Wilson

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 Wilson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.93104, -116.84286. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Wilson

• June Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~17 km · Must-see
• Alta Toquima Wilderness · sanctuary · Nye · ~20 km · Must-see
• Diana's Punchbowl · attraction · Nye · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson (South Summit) · viewpoint · Nye · ~26 km · Must-see
• Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest · sanctuary · Nye · ~29 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain Wilderness · viewpoint · Nye · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Smoky Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~54 km · Must-see
• Arc Dome Wilderness · sanctuary · Nye · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hat Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hickison Petroglyth Recreation Site · park · Lander · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gatecliff Rockshelter · fort · Nye · ~13 km
• Toquima Cave · fort · Lander · ~36 km
• Toquima Cave · cave · Lander · ~36 km
• Waterfall Canyon · waterfall · Nye · ~37 km
• Austin Ranger District · sanctuary · Lander · ~47 km
• Belmont Courthouse State Historic Site · park · Nye · ~47 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Wilson

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Wilson

• June Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson (South Summit) · viewpoint · Nye · ~26 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain Wilderness · viewpoint · Nye · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Smoky Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~54 km · Must-see
• Hat Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~69 km · Must-see
• Morey Peak Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Nye · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~81 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~82 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Lander · ~83 km · Must-see

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