Red Cinder Cone

Red Cinder Cone: 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 Red Cinder Cone

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 Red Cinder Cone — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.49718, -121.25775. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Cinder Cone

• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~5 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~6 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~8 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~9 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~10 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~16 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~20 km · Must-see
• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chester Park · park · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Hell · attraction · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Works · attraction · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Cinder Cone

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• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~33 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Fredonyer · viewpoint · Lassen · ~48 km · Must-see
• Latour Butte · viewpoint · Shasta · ~50 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~53 km · Must-see

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