Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Blue Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Blue Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.34242, -120.36520. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Mountain

• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~15 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~29 km · Must-see
• Salt Springs Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lower Bear River Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~32 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~32 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~32 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · lake · Douglas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~40 km · Must-see
• New Spicer Meadow Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Alpine · lake · Douglas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blue Mountain

• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~43 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~55 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Alpine · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~63 km · Must-see

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