Fir Cap

Fir Cap: 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 Fir Cap

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 Fir Cap — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.61989, -120.85439. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fir Cap

• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~22 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~35 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~48 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fir Cap

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Fir Cap

• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~22 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~26 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~49 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~58 km · Must-see

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