Wildcat Mountain

Wildcat Mountain: 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 Wildcat Mountain

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 Wildcat Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.43827, -120.10796. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wildcat Mountain

• California State Mining and Mineral Museum · museum · Mineral · ~18 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake McClure · lake · Mariposa · ~30 km · Must-see
• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Falls- Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~37 km · Must-see
• Coulterville Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park · park · Madera · ~44 km · Must-see
• Merced Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church · church · Merced · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chowchilla New Life Apostolic Church · church · Madera · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6 · attraction · Mariposa · ~48 km · Must-see
• El Portal · lake · Mineral · ~49 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~53 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Atwater Baptist Church · church · Merced · ~56 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Giant · attraction · Mariposa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~57 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wildcat Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Wildcat Mountain

• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bridalveil Fall · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~64 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Columbia Boulder · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Dome · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Glacier Point · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Washington Column · viewpoint · Mariposa · ~74 km · Must-see

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