Summit Valley

Summit Valley: 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 Summit Valley

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 Summit Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.29254, -122.72309. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Valley

• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~20 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tule Island · lake · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Indian Valley Dam · lake · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lakeport Christian Center · church · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument · sanctuary · Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~43 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Summit Valley

• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~20 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · viewpoint · Colusa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Hannah · viewpoint · Lake · ~56 km · Must-see
• Seigler Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see

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