Snow Mountain

Snow Mountain: 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 Snow Mountain

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 Snow Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.38127, -122.77277. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Snow Mountain

• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~2 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~33 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tule Island · lake · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendocino · lake · Mendocino · ~48 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Indian Valley Dam · lake · Lake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~49 km · Must-see
• Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Snow Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Snow Mountain

• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · viewpoint · Colusa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~60 km · Must-see

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