Mount Ratchel

Mount Ratchel: 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 Mount Ratchel

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 Mount Ratchel — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.58683, -121.43775. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Ratchel

• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~5 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~9 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~17 km · Must-see
• Oroville Chinese Temple · museum · Butte · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~20 km · Must-see
• Collins Lake · lake · Yuba · ~36 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~41 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Janet Turner Print Museum · museum · Butte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~48 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~49 km · Must-see
• Live Oak Memorial Park · park · Sutter · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Ratchel

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ratchel

• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~17 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~66 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~69 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~69 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~80 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~85 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~97 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~100 km · Must-see

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