Upper Horse Meadow

Upper Horse Meadow: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Upper Horse Meadow

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

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 Upper Horse Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.92222, -119.14592. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Horse Meadow

• Dana Glacier · viewpoint · Mineral · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lee Vining Peak · viewpoint · Mono · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area · park · Mono · ~10 km · Must-see
• Panum Crater · viewpoint · Mono · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tioga Lake · lake · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grant Lake · waterfall · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dana Meadows · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tioga Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve · lake · Mineral · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bingaman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Paoha Island · sanctuary · Mono · ~16 km · Must-see
• Koip Peak Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~16 km · Must-see
• Koip Peak · viewpoint · Mono · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kuna Crest · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mono–Inyo Craters · viewpoint · Mineral · ~17 km · Must-see
• Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Mono · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake · lake · Mono · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve · lake · Mono · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Horse Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Upper Horse Meadow

• Dana Meadows · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Paoha Island · sanctuary · Mono · ~16 km · Must-see
• Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Mono · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ansel Adams Wilderness · sanctuary · Madera · ~41 km · Must-see
• Devils Postpile National Monument · sanctuary · Madera · ~43 km · Must-see
• Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~83 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~84 km · Must-see
• Kaiser Wilderness · sanctuary · Fresno · ~89 km · Must-see
• Boundary Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~89 km · Must-see

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