Red Mountain

Red 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 Red 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 Red Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.33907, -120.53521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~9 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~11 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~32 km · Must-see
• French Meadows Reservoir · lake · Placer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief · viewpoint · Placer · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lyon Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~32 km · Must-see

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