High Point

High Point: 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 High Point

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 High Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.51543, -122.76250. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Point

• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~27 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~32 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~43 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~52 km · Must-see
• Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~55 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tule Island · lake · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of High Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near High Point

• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~13 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~32 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~43 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~67 km · Must-see

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