Platte Mountain

Platte 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 Platte 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 Platte Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.93460, -121.64553. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Platte Mountain

• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lower Bidwell Park · sanctuary · Butte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chico Gospel Hall · church · Butte · ~34 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northern California Art · museum · Butte · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~35 km · Must-see
• Janet Turner Print Museum · museum · Butte · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake Ridge · lake · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Abbey of New Clairvaux · church · Tehama · ~44 km · Must-see
• Evangelical Free Church of Hamilton City · church · Glenn · ~48 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Park Headquarters · sanctuary · Tehama · ~57 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~58 km · Must-see
• Corning Community Park · park · Tehama · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Platte Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Platte Mountain

• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~53 km · Must-see
• Morgan Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Tehama · viewpoint · Tehama · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bumpass Mountain · viewpoint · Shasta · ~75 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~77 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~81 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~89 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~92 km · Must-see

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