Ruff Hill

Ruff Hill: 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 Ruff Hill

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 Ruff Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.46378, -121.25774. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruff Hill

• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~15 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~16 km · Must-see
• Collins Lake · lake · Yuba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Harry L Englebright Lake Dam · lake · Yuba · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Oroville Chinese Temple · museum · Butte · ~33 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~41 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~44 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ruff Hill

• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~57 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~68 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~96 km · Must-see

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