King Mountain

King 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 King 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 King Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.85036, -84.09577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Mountain

• Laurel River Lake · lake · Laurel · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site · sanctuary · Knox · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Falls · waterfall · McCreary · ~28 km · Must-see
• Levi Jackson Wilderness Road Park · park · Laurel · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · McCreary · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Bell · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · Bell · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cannon Creek Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wood Creek Lake Dam · lake · Laurel · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Gap Cave · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wilderness Road State Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~69 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near King Mountain

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Bell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · Bell · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Peak · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Big Ridge State Park · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Walden Ridge · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~85 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~92 km · Must-see

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