Pine Mountain

Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.56245, -118.76954. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Mountain

• Lake Ming · lake · Esmeralda · ~20 km · Must-see
• California Living Museum · museum · Esmeralda · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kern River County Park · park · Esmeralda · ~23 km · Must-see
• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~33 km · Must-see
• Isabella Main Dam · lake · Kern · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park · sanctuary · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kern County Museum · museum · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek · park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bakersfield Museum of Art · church · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jastro Park · park · ~40 km · Must-see
• Beale Park · park · ~40 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Nye · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabella · lake · Kern · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~52 km · Must-see
• César E. Chávez National Monument · sanctuary · Kern · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kern River Preserve · sanctuary · Nye · ~53 km · Must-see
• McFarland · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pine Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pine Mountain

• Kern River Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~33 km · Must-see
• Brown Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sirretta Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bird Spring Pass · viewpoint · Nye · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sherman Pass (California) · viewpoint · Nye · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cummings Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tehachapi Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~79 km · Must-see
• Double Mountain · viewpoint · Kern · ~80 km · Must-see

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