Mount Ephraim

Mount Ephraim: 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 Ephraim

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 Ephraim — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.38861, -96.40084. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Ephraim

• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Manhattan · church · Riley · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Riley · ~34 km · Must-see
• Seven Dolors Catholic Church · church · Riley · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~36 km · Must-see
• Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~44 km · Must-see
• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~71 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Valley Historical Society · museum · Pottawatomie · ~1 km
• California-Oregon Trail Historical Marker · fort · Pottawatomie · ~1 km
• Hand-dug Well · fort · Pottawatomie · ~1 km
• Lake Elbo Dam · lake · Pottawatomie · ~23 km
• Olsburg Lutheran Church · church · Pottawatomie · ~24 km
• Olsburg Pioneers · fort · Pottawatomie · ~24 km
• Mariadahl Steeple · fort · Pottawatomie · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Ephraim

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ephraim

• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~123 km · Must-see
• Mount Oread · viewpoint · Douglas · ~137 km · Must-see
• Flood of 1993 Marker · viewpoint · Pottawatomie · ~26 km
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Marshall · ~34 km
• Prospect Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~34 km
• Jeffrey Energy Center Overlook · viewpoint · Pottawatomie · ~34 km
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Wabaunsee · ~36 km
• Rocky Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~36 km
• Longview Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~36 km

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