Midnight Mountain

Midnight 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 Midnight 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 Midnight Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.27020, -111.57244. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Midnight Mountain

• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~47 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~53 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Naomi Wilderness · sanctuary · Cache · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ricks Spring · attraction · Cache · ~60 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~67 km · Must-see
• First Waterfall Hollow · waterfall · Cache · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Midnight Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Midnight Mountain

• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~37 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Logan Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~79 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~103 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Idaho

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