Trace Mountain

Trace 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 Trace 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 Trace Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.30930, -82.87204. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Trace Mountain

• Carr Creek Lake · lake · Knott · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pound Gap · sanctuary · Letcher · ~34 km · Must-see
• North Fork of the Pound · sanctuary · Letcher · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lilley Cornett Woods · park · Letcher · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~37 km · Must-see
• North Fork Pound Reservoir · lake · Letcher · ~37 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clinch Ranger District Cluster · sanctuary · Letcher · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Coal Mining Museum · museum · Harlan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ralph Stanley Museum · museum · McDowell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Mingo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fishtrap Lake · lake · Pike · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dewey Lake · lake · Floyd · ~58 km · Must-see
• John W Flannagan Dam · lake · Dickenson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Lake · lake · Leslie · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Trace Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Trace Mountain

• Big Lovely Mountain · viewpoint · Knott · ~37 km · Must-see
• Halls Butt · viewpoint · Letcher · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Letcher · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Dickenson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Harlan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Powell Valley · viewpoint · Harlan · ~63 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Harlan · ~64 km · Must-see
• High Knob · viewpoint · Wise · ~64 km · Must-see
• Camp Rock · viewpoint · Harlan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Stuffley Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~66 km · Must-see

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