Jackass Peak

Jackass 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 Jackass 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 Jackass Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.96098, -122.63474. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackass Peak

• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~13 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~26 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~32 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sapphire Lake · lake · Trinity · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shasta Dam · lake · Shasta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Shasta Caverns · lake · Shasta · ~41 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~44 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Shasta Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shasta Lake · lake · Shasta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~45 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~45 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackass Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jackass Peak

• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~19 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~26 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Eddy · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~52 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~67 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~70 km · Must-see

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