Mount Ida

Mount Ida: 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 Mount Ida

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 Mount Ida — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.26148, -73.73207. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Ida

• Reformed Dutch Church of Claverack · church · Columbia · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hudson–Athens Lighthouse · beach · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Islands State Park · park · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Olana State Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~14 km · Must-see
• Martin Van Buren National Historic Site · park · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
• Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~21 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Presbyterian Church · church · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• New York Mahayana Temple · Buddhist site · Greene · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~24 km · Must-see
• Timmerman Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cairo Round Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Old Game Farm · park · Greene · ~29 km · Must-see
• Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Ida

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ida

• Mount McGregor · viewpoint · Columbia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kykuit · viewpoint · Greene · ~17 km · Must-see
• Quarry Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Vedder Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~19 km · Must-see
• Timmerman Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cairo Round Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~27 km · Must-see
• King Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~30 km · Must-see
• Washburn Mountain · viewpoint · Northwest Hills Planning Region · ~31 km · Must-see
• Murder Bridge Hill · viewpoint · Greene · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Airy · viewpoint · Ulster · ~33 km · Must-see

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