Source Point

Source Point: 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 Source Point

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 Source Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.22442, -119.38919. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Source Point

• Sierra National Forest · sanctuary · Fresno · ~13 km · Must-see
• Shuteye Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Balsam Forebay · lake · Esmeralda · ~17 km · Must-see
• Shaver Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Pool Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~20 km · Must-see
• Huntington Lake · lake · Esmeralda · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~23 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~25 km · Must-see
• Oakhurst · church · Mineral · ~32 km · Must-see
• Burrough Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~35 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~36 km · Must-see
• Millerton Lake · lake · Mineral · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dinkey Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~40 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Madera · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park · park · Madera · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Giant · attraction · Mariposa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chittenden Lake · lake · Mineral · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Source Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Source Point

• Shuteye Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Burrough Valley · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sharktooth Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~54 km · Must-see
• Triple Divide Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~57 km · Must-see
• Recess Pass · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Izaak Walton · viewpoint · Esmeralda · ~65 km · Must-see
• Foerster Peak · viewpoint · Madera · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ritter Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Mineral · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Ansel Adams · viewpoint · Madera · ~67 km · Must-see

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