Crane Mountain

Crane Mountain: 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 Crane Mountain

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 Crane Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.96626, -122.36473. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crane Mountain

• Shasta Lake · lake · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Shasta Unit · sanctuary · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Shasta Caverns · lake · Shasta · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest · sanctuary · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shasta Dam · lake · Shasta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~36 km · Must-see
• Castle Lake · lake · Siskiyou · ~36 km · Must-see
• Assembly of God Church of Dunsmuir · church · Siskiyou · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake McCloud · lake · Shasta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pit Six Dam · lake · Shasta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mossbrae Falls · waterfall · Siskiyou · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trinity Lake · lake · Trinity · ~41 km · Must-see
• Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit · sanctuary · Trinity · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pit Number 7 97-122 Dam · lake · Shasta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Siskiyou · lake · Siskiyou · ~44 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crane Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Crane Mountain

• Mount Bradley · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~43 km · Must-see
• French Gulch County Park · viewpoint · Shasta · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ycatapom Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Eddy · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~51 km · Must-see
• Granite Peak · viewpoint · Trinity · ~54 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mud Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~61 km · Must-see
• Konwakiton Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~63 km · Must-see
• Watkins Glacier · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~63 km · Must-see

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