Gunsight Peak

Gunsight Peak: 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 Gunsight Peak

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 Gunsight Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.54181, -122.80224. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gunsight Peak

• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~21 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hall City Caves · cave · Trinity · ~29 km · Must-see
• Saint Herman's Chapel · church · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Xenia's Skete · church · Trinity · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Reservoir · lake · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mary Lake · lake · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hayfork Park · park · Trinity · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pilgrim Congregational Church · church · Shasta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Redding Park · lake · Shasta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Shasta · sanctuary · Shasta · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gunsight Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gunsight Peak

• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~21 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~51 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~68 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~74 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~85 km · Must-see

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