Brier Canyon

Brier 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 Brier 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 Brier Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.71851, -113.23139. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brier Canyon

• Baptist Community Church · church · Butte · ~14 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nicholson Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount McCaleb · viewpoint · Custer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• USGS Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shoshone John Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mackay Reservoir · lake · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big Boy Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~57 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Riddler · viewpoint · Butte · ~58 km · Must-see
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~59 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lost River Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brier Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Brier Canyon

• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~41 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Nicholson Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount McCaleb · viewpoint · Custer · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• USGS Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Shoshone John Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Boy Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~57 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see

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