Hells Peak

Hells 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 Hells 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 Hells Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.21406, -122.99861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hells Peak

• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendocino · lake · Mendocino · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tule Island · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• City of Ten Thousand Buddhas · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sun House · museum · Mendocino · ~24 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church of Ukiah · church · Mendocino · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lakeport Christian Center · church · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sanel Valley · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~35 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hells Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hells Peak

• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sanel Valley · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~35 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~42 km · Must-see
• Frog Woman Rock · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mahnke Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~51 km · Must-see

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