Mule Mountain

Mule Mountain: 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 Mule Mountain

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 Mule Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.55265, -122.51474. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mule Mountain

• Mary Lake · lake · Shasta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Reservoir · lake · Shasta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pilgrim Congregational Church · church · Shasta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~12 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Redding Park · lake · Shasta · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Shasta · sanctuary · Shasta · ~14 km · Must-see
• McConnell Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shasta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sundial Bridge · attraction · Shasta · ~15 km · Must-see
• Turtle Bay Exploration Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bethel Redding · church · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• KQMS-AM (Redding) · attraction · Shasta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shasta Dam · lake · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Anderson River Park · church · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Palo Cedro Community Church · church · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Historic District · fort · Shasta · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mule Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mule Mountain

• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~51 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~66 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~67 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~80 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~81 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~84 km · Must-see

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