Mount Washington

Mount Washington: 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 Mount Washington

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 Mount Washington — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.72490, -120.71355. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Washington

• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~20 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~26 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~46 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Washington

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Washington

• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~20 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~61 km · Must-see

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