Red Mountain

Red 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 Red 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 Red Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.31459, -123.13724. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Saint Xenia's Skete · church · Trinity · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hall City Caves · cave · Trinity · ~19 km · Must-see
• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Herman's Chapel · church · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ruth Lake · lake · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hayfork Park · park · Trinity · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~42 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Trinity · ~47 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~49 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~62 km · Must-see
• Island Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~62 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~62 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~66 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• North Yolla Bolly Mountains · viewpoint · Trinity · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hettenshaw Valley · viewpoint · Trinity · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~42 km · Must-see
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~49 km · Must-see
• Island Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~62 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~68 km · Must-see
• Spyrock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~75 km · Must-see

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