Lyons Peak

Lyons Peak: 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 Lyons Peak

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 Lyons Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.30155, -121.63943. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lyons Peak

• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~7 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Paynes Creek · lake · Tehama · ~30 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lyons Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lyons Peak

• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Latour Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~54 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~66 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~67 km · Must-see

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