Elk Ridge

Elk Ridge: 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 Elk Ridge

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 Elk Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.72257, -122.78473. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elk Ridge

• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~26 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Butte Lake · lake · Glenn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Tehama · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~58 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~58 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elk Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Elk Ridge

• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~19 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Linn · viewpoint · Tehama · ~44 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Orland Buttes · viewpoint · Glenn · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tomhead Mountain · viewpoint · Tehama · ~58 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~63 km · Must-see

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