Lava Point

Lava Point: 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 Lava Point

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 Lava Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.67060, -121.12186. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lava Point

• Tieton Dam · lake · Yakima · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rimrock Lake · lake · Yakima · ~8 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Dam · lake · Yakima · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ahtanum State Forest · sanctuary · Yakima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bismarck Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Aix · viewpoint · Yakima · ~21 km · Must-see
• Spiral Butte · viewpoint · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• William O. Douglas Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~26 km · Must-see
• White Pass (Washington) · viewpoint · Yakima · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bumping Lake · lake · Yakima · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tieton Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~34 km · Must-see
• Goat Rocks Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~36 km · Must-see
• Conrad Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~37 km · Must-see
• Meade Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Horn · viewpoint · Yakima · ~38 km · Must-see
• McCall Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~38 km · Must-see
• Old Snowy Mountain · viewpoint · Lewis · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lava Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lava Point

• Bismarck Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Aix · viewpoint · Yakima · ~21 km · Must-see
• Spiral Butte · viewpoint · Yakima · ~22 km · Must-see
• White Pass (Washington) · viewpoint · Yakima · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tieton Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~34 km · Must-see
• Conrad Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~37 km · Must-see
• Meade Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Yakima · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Horn · viewpoint · Yakima · ~38 km · Must-see
• McCall Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~38 km · Must-see

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