Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Blue Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Blue Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.90015, -122.60224. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Mountain

• Shasta-Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~11 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trinity Dam · lake · Trinity · ~22 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lewiston Lake · lake · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~28 km · Must-see
• Shasta Dam · lake · Shasta · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Shasta Caverns · lake · Shasta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Brandy Creek Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Shasta Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown Falls · waterfall · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Shasta Lake · lake · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Spring Creek Reservoir · lake · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Whiskeytown Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park · sanctuary · Trinity · ~43 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Trinity · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blue Mountain

• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~27 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Eddy · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hoosimbim Mountain · viewpoint · Trinity · ~63 km · Must-see
• Russian Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~65 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~65 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~70 km · Must-see

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