High Mountain

High 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 High 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 High Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.16936, -120.51020. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Mountain

• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~4 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~5 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~12 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~14 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~15 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~20 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~26 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~27 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~30 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~32 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~33 km · Must-see
• Twain Harte Evangelical Free Church · church · Tuolumne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of High Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near High Mountain

• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~26 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~68 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~81 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~81 km · Must-see
• Granite Dome · viewpoint · Douglas · ~84 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~84 km · Must-see

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