Brown Mountain

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.01121, -85.55468. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Mountain

• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pinhoti Trail · trek · Cleburne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dugger Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Shoal Creek Church · church · Cleburne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Park · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Springdale Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~35 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~36 km · Must-see
• Horseleg Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Marshall Forest · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Conasauga · lake · Cherokee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Little River Falls · waterfall · DeKalb · ~54 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Brown Mountain

• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~18 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horseleg Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Old Shorter Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lumpkin Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jackson Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lavender Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Blossom Hill · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~60 km · Must-see

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