Hand Mountain

Hand 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 Hand 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 Hand Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.19507, -92.49099. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hand Mountain

• Leatherwood Wilderness · sanctuary · Baxter · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jacob Wolf House Historic Site · park · Baxter · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Dam · lake · Baxter · ~25 km · Must-see
• Norfork National Fish Hatchery · park · Baxter · ~29 km · Must-see
• Norfork Dam · lake · Baxter · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Baxter · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blanchard Springs Caverns · sanctuary · Stone · ~48 km · Must-see
• Buffalo National River · sanctuary · Searcy · ~53 km · Must-see
• Falls Hollow · waterfall · Izard · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bull Shoals Lake · lake · Taney · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hickory Stump Hollow · viewpoint · Baxter · ~59 km · Must-see
• Blair Hollow · viewpoint · Ozark · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ozark Medieval Fortress · fort · Boone · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crystal Point · viewpoint · Marion · ~5 km
• Fletcher Mountain · viewpoint · Baxter · ~5 km
• Hathaway Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~6 km
• Granite Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~7 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hand Mountain

• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Three Brothers · viewpoint · Baxter · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hickory Stump Hollow · viewpoint · Baxter · ~59 km · Must-see
• Blair Hollow · viewpoint · Ozark · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sam's Throne · viewpoint · Newton · ~78 km · Must-see
• Lime Kiln Mountain · viewpoint · Taney · ~83 km · Must-see
• Roller Hollow · viewpoint · Taney · ~92 km · Must-see
• Cane Hollow · viewpoint · Douglas · ~96 km · Must-see
• Baird Mountain · viewpoint · Carroll · ~105 km · Must-see
• Chula Vista · viewpoint · Taney · ~110 km · Must-see

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