Red Mountain

Red Mountain: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Red Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.95914, -86.27387. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Mountain

• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~6 km · Must-see
• John W. Inzer Museum · museum · St. Clair · ~17 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~24 km · Must-see
• H. Neely Henry Lake · lake · St. Clair · ~26 km · Must-see
• Easley Covered Bridge · fort · Blount · ~28 km · Must-see
• Forrest Cemetery Chapel and Comfort Station · church · Etowah · ~29 km · Must-see
• Noccalula Falls Park · waterfall · Etowah · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve · sanctuary · St. Clair · ~33 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament · church · Cullman · ~50 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~59 km · Must-see
• Weiss Dam · lake · Cherokee · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Guntersville State Park · lake · Marshall · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sovereign Grace Baptist Church · church · Calhoun · ~62 km · Must-see
• Freedom Riders National Monument · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~62 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see
• Anniston Museum of Natural History · museum · Calhoun · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Mountain

• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~50 km · Must-see
• Georgia Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sand Mountain · viewpoint · DeKalb · ~75 km · Must-see
• Frog Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~82 km · Must-see
• Brindlee Mountain · viewpoint · Morgan · ~84 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~85 km · Must-see
• Gunters Mountain · viewpoint · Marshall · ~85 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~92 km · Must-see
• Etna Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~101 km · Must-see

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