Sharp Ridge

Sharp Ridge: 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 Sharp Ridge

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 Sharp Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.86182, -75.83966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sharp Ridge

• Broad Run Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mauch Chunk Dam · lake · Carbon · ~5 km · Must-see
• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Old Jail Museum · museum · Carbon · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Allen · fort · Carbon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bake Oven Knob · viewpoint · Lehigh · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lehigh Gorge State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Tuscarora State Park · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beltzville State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~26 km · Must-see
• Leaser Lake Dam · lake · Lehigh · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hickory Run State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fireman's Drinking Fountain · attraction · Lehigh · ~28 km · Must-see
• Vigilant Fire Company Firemen's Monument · fort · Lehigh · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Locust Lake State Park · lake · Schuylkill · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Choctaw · lake · Luzerne · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sharp Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sharp Ridge

• Broad Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pisgah Vista · viewpoint · Carbon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bake Oven Knob · viewpoint · Lehigh · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Pinnacle · viewpoint · Berks · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hawk Mountain · viewpoint · Berks · ~37 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pimple Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Luzerne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see

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