Box Canyon

Box Canyon: 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 Box Canyon

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 Box Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.52852, -113.18500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Baptist Community Church · church · Butte · ~19 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~25 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~39 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~40 km · Must-see
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~49 km · Must-see
• East Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~61 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~67 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~68 km · Must-see
• Teakettle Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~5 km
• Sixmile Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~7 km
• Tin Cup Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~9 km
• Coyote Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~10 km
• Wildhorse Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~12 km
• Fingers Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~25 km · Must-see
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~49 km · Must-see
• East Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~53 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~61 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount McCaleb · viewpoint · Custer · ~77 km · Must-see
• Nicholson Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~77 km · Must-see

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