Sand Mountain

Sand Mountain: 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 Sand Mountain

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 Sand Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.48447, -90.74357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Mountain

• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mid America Adventure · park · Saint Louis · ~9 km · Must-see
• Myron and Sonya Glassberg Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Allenton Access · sanctuary · Monroe · ~9 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~10 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~10 km · Must-see
• LaBarque Creek Conservation Area · park · Jefferson · ~10 km · Must-see
• Young Conservation Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Don Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~14 km · Must-see
• Route 66 State Park · park · Saint Louis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• West Tyson County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~20 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of St. Louis · temple · Saint Clair · ~32 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~33 km · Must-see
• Possum Woods Conservation Area · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sand Mountain

• Grand Canyon · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bolton Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ring Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Coon Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clarks Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Henley Hollow · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~70 km · Must-see
• Saltpeter Cave · viewpoint · Monroe · ~72 km · Must-see

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