Silver Mountain City

Silver Mountain City: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Silver Mountain City

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Silver Mountain City — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.60526, -119.76925. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Mountain City

• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~6 km · Must-see
• Raymond Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ebbetts Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Grover Hot Springs · sanctuary · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~20 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Alpine · ~26 km · Must-see
• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stevens Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Alpine · lake · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• West Walker River Preserve · sanctuary · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · lake · Douglas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Mountain City

Other forts & heritage near Silver Mountain City

• SS Tahoe · fort · Douglas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~95 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~105 km · Must-see
• Gould and Curry Mine · fort · Alpine · ~1 km
• IXL Mine · fort · Alpine · ~2 km
• Acacia Mine · fort · Alpine · ~3 km
• Lady Franklin Mine · fort · Alpine · ~3 km
• Exchequer Mine · fort · Alpine · ~3 km
• Pennsylvania Mine · fort · Alpine · ~3 km
• Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument · fort · Alpine · ~27 km

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