Jackson Peak

Jackson Peak: 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 Jackson Peak

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 Jackson Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.46415, -79.30892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Peak

• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~18 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~19 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~21 km · Must-see
• James River Face Wilderness · sanctuary · Bedford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Thunder Ridge Wilderness · sanctuary · Rockbridge · ~22 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Falls · waterfall · Alleghany · ~23 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~24 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge of Virginia · attraction · Rockbridge · ~35 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge Zoo · church · Alleghany · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~37 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lexington · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jackson Peak

• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elk Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Maintop Mountain · viewpoint · Pendleton · ~55 km · Must-see
• House Mountain (Rockbridge County, Virginia) · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~60 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~61 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~81 km · Must-see
• Humpback Rocks · viewpoint · Augusta · ~82 km · Must-see

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