Bent Mountain

Bent Mountain: 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 Bent Mountain

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 Bent Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.58871, -82.38264. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bent Mountain

• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~40 km · Must-see
• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Breaks Interstate Park · sanctuary · Dickenson · ~44 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~62 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~65 km · Must-see
• R. D. Bailey Lake · lake · Wyoming · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~66 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~69 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~70 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~71 km · Must-see
• East Lynn Lake · lake · Wayne · ~72 km · Must-see
• Paintsville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wyoming · ~74 km · Must-see
• Canada Knob · viewpoint · Pike · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bent Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bent Mountain

• Horsepen Mountain · viewpoint · Logan · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~54 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~78 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~91 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~99 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~101 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~101 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~106 km · Must-see

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