Eclipse Hill

Eclipse Hill: 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 Eclipse Hill

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 Eclipse Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.79134, -118.86926. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eclipse Hill

• Lake Success · lake · Esmeralda · ~38 km · Must-see
• Porterville · church · Esmeralda · ~42 km · Must-see
• Delano · church · Esmeralda · ~43 km · Must-see
• McFarland · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~44 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Ming · lake · Esmeralda · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kern River County Park · park · Esmeralda · ~50 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain Grove · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~50 km · Must-see
• California Living Museum · museum · Esmeralda · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Nye · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sequoia National Forest · sanctuary · Tulare · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pixley · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park · sanctuary · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kern County Museum · museum · ~58 km · Must-see
• Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Eclipse Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Eclipse Hill

• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sherman Pass (California) · viewpoint · Nye · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~63 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~86 km · Must-see
• Kern Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~89 km · Must-see
• Vandever Mountain · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~90 km · Must-see
• Florence Peak · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~93 km · Must-see

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