Kern Point

Kern 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 Kern 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 Kern Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.55988, -122.70888. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kern Point

• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~18 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~48 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~54 km · Must-see
• Willows Christian Church · church · Glenn · ~55 km · Must-see
• KIQS (Willows) · attraction · Glenn · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kern Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Kern Point

• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~17 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~45 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~48 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~68 km · Must-see

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