Mount Poso

Mount Poso: 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 Mount Poso

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 Mount Poso — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.59273, -119.00371. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Poso

• Kern River County Park · park · Esmeralda · ~25 km · Must-see
• California Living Museum · museum · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Ming · lake · Esmeralda · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kern County Museum · museum · ~28 km · Must-see
• McFarland · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park · sanctuary · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bakersfield Museum of Art · church · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek · park · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jastro Park · park · ~30 km · Must-see
• Beale Park · park · ~32 km · Must-see
• Delano · church · Esmeralda · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wasco · church · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tule Elk State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · ~56 km · Must-see
• Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~58 km · Must-see
• Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park · park · Tulare · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Webb · lake · ~59 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Poso

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Poso

• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~59 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~80 km · Must-see
• Maricopa City Park · viewpoint · Kern · ~87 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~89 km · Must-see
• Sherman Pass (California) · viewpoint · Nye · ~91 km · Must-see
• Cummings Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~91 km · Must-see
• Tehachapi Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~96 km · Must-see
• Eagle Rest Peak · viewpoint · Kern · ~96 km · Must-see

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