Mount Jackson

Mount Jackson: 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 Jackson

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 Jackson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.84156, -120.65272. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Jackson

• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~43 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~49 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Jackson

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Jackson

• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~58 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~59 km · Must-see

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