Second Mountain

Second Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Second Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Second Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.38302, -76.85984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Second Mountain

• Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Joseph E. Ibberson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~10 km · Must-see
• McCormick Island · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Italian Lake Park · lake · Dauphin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania National Fire Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• National Civil War Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see
• German Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church · church · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~16 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick · church · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~18 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Second Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Second Mountain

• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~72 km · Must-see
• Conococheague Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora Mountain · viewpoint · Perry · ~85 km · Must-see
• Big Flat · viewpoint · Mifflin · ~89 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~92 km · Must-see

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