Clinch Mountain WMA

Clinch Mountain WMA: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Clinch Mountain WMA

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Clinch Mountain WMA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.88754, -81.78404. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clinch Mountain WMA

• Saltville Baptist Church · church · Smyth · ~2 km · Must-see
• Redrock Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Clinch Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~11 km · Must-see
• Beartown Mountain · viewpoint · Russell · ~14 km · Must-see
• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~31 km · Must-see
• WUKZ · attraction · Smyth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Historic Crab Orchard Museum · museum · Tazewell · ~40 km · Must-see
• Whitetop Mountain · viewpoint · Smyth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lewis Fork Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Rogers · viewpoint · Smyth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Grayson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clinch Mountain WMA

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Clinch Mountain WMA

• The Channels State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Channels Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hungry Mother State Park · sanctuary · Smyth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Natural Area Perserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~31 km · Must-see
• Feather Camp Lookout Tower · sanctuary · Washington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lewis Fork Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Branch Wilderness · sanctuary · Smyth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Barrens Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Russell · ~42 km · Must-see
• Beartown Wilderness · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Wilson Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Grayson · ~47 km · Must-see

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