Phillips Mountain

Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Phillips Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.48206, -87.75696. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phillips Mountain

• Lake Lurleen State Park · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Tuscaloosa · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Queen City Fountain · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Civic Hall of Fame · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~44 km · Must-see
• The Quad · park · Tuscaloosa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Alabama Museum of Natural History · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Denny Chimes · fort · Tuscaloosa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Paul W. Bryant Museum · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~46 km · Must-see
• University of Alabama Arboretum · park · Tuscaloosa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bankhead Lake · lake · Walker · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Lowndes State Park · lake · Lowndes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument · museum · Tuscaloosa · ~68 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Noxubee · ~70 km · Must-see
• Aliceville Lake · lake · Pickens · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mitchum Lake · lake · Fayette · ~6 km
• Pine Lake · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~7 km
• Pine Lake Dam · lake · Tuscaloosa · ~7 km
• Gurley Hughs Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Phillips Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Phillips Mountain

• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~107 km · Must-see
• Gurley Hughs Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~9 km
• McCracken Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~16 km
• Savage Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~17 km
• Tyro Creek Hill · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~22 km
• Goat Hill · viewpoint · Fayette · ~23 km
• Scareum Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~29 km
• Reed Bluff · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~41 km
• Holman Hill · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~41 km
• Carson Bluff · viewpoint · Tuscaloosa · ~41 km

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