Red Mountain

Red 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 Red 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 Red Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.14913, -118.27258. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Mojave Community Congregational Church · church · Kern · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mojave East Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bethlehem Priory of Saint Joseph · church · Kern · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tehachapi Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~28 km · Must-see
• Double Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~29 km · Must-see
• César E. Chávez National Monument · sanctuary · Kern · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cummings Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rosamond Park · park · Kern · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~42 km · Must-see
• Desert Tortoise Habitat Area · sanctuary · Kern · ~44 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Kern · ~49 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rosamond Dry Lake · lake · Kern · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bright Star Wilderness · sanctuary · Kern · ~50 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Burro Schmidt Tunnel · attraction · Kern · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rogers Lake (Dry) · lake · Kern · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tehachapi Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~28 km · Must-see
• Double Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cummings Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~42 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~50 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~58 km · Must-see
• Willow Springs Canyon · viewpoint · Los Angeles · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~70 km · Must-see

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