Sunset Hill

Sunset Hill: 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 Sunset Hill

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 Sunset Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.52378, -121.29968. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Hill

• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~19 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~20 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~21 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~25 km · Must-see
• Collins Lake · lake · Yuba · ~25 km · Must-see
• Oroville Chinese Temple · museum · Butte · ~28 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~36 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~37 km · Must-see
• Harry L Englebright Lake Dam · lake · Yuba · ~40 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~48 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~49 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sunset Hill

• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~52 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~56 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~58 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~71 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~97 km · Must-see

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