Johnson Mountain

Johnson 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 Johnson 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 Johnson Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.19236, -79.35452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Mountain

• Locust Hill · fort · Pittsylvania · ~16 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~25 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~26 km · Must-see
• National D-Day Memorial · attraction · Bedford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thomas Road Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• South River Friends Meetinghouse · church · Lynchburg · ~31 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Historic Sandusky · sanctuary · Monroe · ~31 km · Must-see
• Peaks View Park · church · Pocahontas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Diamond Hill Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~38 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake · lake · Franklin · ~38 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~39 km · Must-see
• Court Street Baptist Church · church · Lynchburg · ~39 km · Must-see
• Point of Honor Monument · fort · Monroe · ~39 km · Must-see
• Thomas Methodist Episcopal Chapel · church · Monroe · ~40 km · Must-see
• Booker T. Washington National Monument · sanctuary · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Peaks of Otter Lake · lake · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Johnson Mountain

• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Apple Orchard Mountain · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~48 km · Must-see
• Buford's Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~55 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge Mountains · viewpoint · Botetourt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Grassy Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Maggoty Gap · viewpoint · Monroe · ~69 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~80 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~81 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain · viewpoint · Pocahontas · ~86 km · Must-see

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