Lookout Mountain

Lookout 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 Lookout 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 Lookout Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.89166, -95.16775. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lookout Mountain

• Brown State Fishing Lake Dam · lake · Brown · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of St. Joseph · church · Doniphan · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pony Express Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~39 km · Must-see
• Albrecht-Kemper Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Glore Psychiatric Museum · museum · Doniphan · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Baptist Church · church · Atchison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sallie House · attraction · Atchison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Campbell Chapel AME Church · church · Atchison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum · museum · Atchison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Atchison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum · park · Richardson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Atchison · ~59 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Atchison · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~59 km · Must-see
• Indian Cave · cave · Richardson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Nodaway County Historical Society · museum · Nodaway · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lookout Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lookout Mountain

• Mount Oread · viewpoint · Douglas · ~130 km · Must-see
• Wea Shale Outcrop? · viewpoint · Wyandotte · ~130 km · Must-see
• Westerville Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Wyandotte · ~130 km · Must-see
• Winterset Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~136 km · Must-see
• Quivira Shale Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~137 km · Must-see
• Block Limestone Outcrop - stream · viewpoint · Jackson · ~143 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~143 km · Must-see
• Argentine Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Johnson · ~143 km · Must-see
• Raytown Limestone Outcrop · viewpoint · Jackson · ~144 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~147 km · Must-see

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