Sheephead Mountain

Sheephead 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 Sheephead 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 Sheephead Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.84850, -120.83579. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheephead Mountain

• Eagle Lake · lake · Lassen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fredonyer Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lassen · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ash Creek Wildlife Area · park · Modoc · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~62 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~63 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Susanville · church · Lassen · ~63 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~63 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~64 km · Must-see
• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~64 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~66 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~68 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~72 km · Must-see
• Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~73 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~74 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheephead Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sheephead Mountain

• Fredonyer Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fox Mountain · viewpoint · Modoc · ~62 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~63 km · Must-see
• Widow Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~66 km · Must-see
• Shaffer Mountain · viewpoint · Lassen · ~75 km · Must-see
• Brushy Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~79 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~79 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~80 km · Must-see
• Soldier Mountain Lookout · viewpoint · Shasta · ~83 km · Must-see

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