McElroy Hill

McElroy Hill: 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 McElroy Hill

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 McElroy Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.71296, -120.40882. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McElroy Hill

• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~30 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~43 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McElroy Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near McElroy Hill

• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~30 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~47 km · Must-see

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