Jakes Mountain

Jakes 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 Jakes 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 Jakes Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.12937, -116.25935. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jakes Mountain

• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~14 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~26 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~32 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~35 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~37 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~52 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Lake · lake · Bonner · ~52 km · Must-see
• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~54 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Glacier · viewpoint · Bonner · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cabinet Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rock Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~57 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elephant Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~58 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jakes Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jakes Mountain

• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~26 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Glacier · viewpoint · Bonner · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rock Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~57 km · Must-see
• Elephant Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~58 km · Must-see
• Jew Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~75 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~79 km · Must-see

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