Potts Mountain

Potts Mountain: 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 Potts Mountain

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 Potts Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.52722, -80.27641. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Potts Mountain

• Shawvers Run Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~11 km · Must-see
• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Old Sweet Springs · church · Monroe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sinking Creek Mountain · sanctuary · Monroe · ~17 km · Must-see
• Barbours Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~22 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain East Wilderness · sanctuary · Craig · ~22 km · Must-see
• Allegheny Trail · trek · Monroe · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Wilderness · lake · Craig · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~29 km · Must-see
• Craig Creek Cluster · sanctuary · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• Organ Cave · cave · Greenbrier · ~32 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~32 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Giles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Lewis Mountain · fort · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kates Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bickett Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Potts Mountain

• Moteshard Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Salt Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~29 km · Must-see
• McAfee Knob · viewpoint · Roanoke · ~32 km · Must-see
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · viewpoint · Monroe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kates Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bickett Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Calders Peak · viewpoint · Monroe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~42 km · Must-see
• Twelve O'clock Knob · viewpoint · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Weaver Knob · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~50 km · Must-see

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