Ball Mountain

Ball 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 Ball 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 Ball Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.55829, -118.70870. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ball Mountain

• Lake Ming · lake · Esmeralda · ~24 km · Must-see
• California Living Museum · museum · Esmeralda · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kern River County Park · park · Esmeralda · ~27 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~28 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Nye · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park · sanctuary · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kern County Museum · museum · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek · park · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bakersfield Museum of Art · church · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jastro Park · park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Beale Park · park · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~47 km · Must-see
• César E. Chávez National Monument · sanctuary · Kern · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~53 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ball Mountain

• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sherman Pass (California) · viewpoint · Nye · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cummings Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tehachapi Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~76 km · Must-see
• Double Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~77 km · Must-see

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