Mount Elwell

Mount Elwell: 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 Mount Elwell

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 Mount Elwell — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.70824, -120.68930. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Elwell

• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~20 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~41 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~42 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Elwell

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Elwell

• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~58 km · Must-see

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