Thunder Mountain

Thunder 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 Thunder 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 Thunder Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.72082, -112.30765. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thunder Mountain

• Daves Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Art Gallery · sanctuary · Garfield · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bryce Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~25 km · Must-see
• Black Birch Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · Kane · ~32 km · Must-see
• Panguitch Lake · lake · Garfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mammoth Cave · cave · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Creek Peak · viewpoint · Iron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dixie National Forest · sanctuary · Iron · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mineral Canyon Trail · viewpoint · Iron · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bald Knoll · viewpoint · Kane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Brian Head · viewpoint · Iron · ~58 km · Must-see
• Navajo Lake · lake · Kane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cedar Breaks National Monument · sanctuary · Iron · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ashdown Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~64 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~70 km · Must-see
• Little Salt Lake · lake · Iron · ~70 km · Must-see
• Birch Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Beaver · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~74 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thunder Mountain

• Daves Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~13 km · Must-see
• Black Birch Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · Kane · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Creek Peak · viewpoint · Iron · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mineral Canyon Trail · viewpoint · Iron · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bald Knoll · viewpoint · Kane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Brian Head · viewpoint · Iron · ~58 km · Must-see
• Birch Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Beaver · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dan Leigh Hollow · viewpoint · Iron · ~76 km · Must-see
• California Hollow · viewpoint · Beaver · ~77 km · Must-see
• Doubleup Hollow · viewpoint · Beaver · ~78 km · Must-see

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