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How's the View?

How's the View?
Jun–Oct
best months

Is How's the View? open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Sequoia National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Sequoia National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

"How's the View?" is a wayside exhibit in Sequoia National Park, managed by the National Park Service. It sits in the park's central valley area, about 0.1 mile from Beetle Rock and 0.2 mile from the Giant Forest Museum Trail Center and the Sunset Rock Trailhead. The exhibit explains the weather patterns that lead to pollution in the valley. It makes a short stop for visitors already exploring the surrounding trails. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Lodgepole weather station show July and August highs around 76°F with lows in the mid-40s and only about two wet days a month. Winter brings highs in the upper 30s and frequent snow days. Other nearby options include the West Face climbing area about 1.6 miles away and Potwisha Campground about 3.5 miles away.

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    Campground · 3.0 mi from the trail
  • If it rainsDavid Fulmer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Giant Forest Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 1 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit How's the View?

    Best months: June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      39° / 17°

      9 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      41° / 18°

      10 wet · 8 snow

    3. Mar

      45° / 22°

      10 wet · 8 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 26°

      8 wet · 5 snow

    5. May

      58° / 33°

      5 wet · 2 snow

    6. Jun

      68° / 40°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      76° / 46°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      76° / 44°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 39°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 31°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      47° / 23°

      6 wet · 4 snow

    12. Dec

      37° / 17°

      8 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lodgepole, CA, 3.7 mi away at 6,735 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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