Inferno Chasm

Inferno Chasm: 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 Inferno Chasm

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 Inferno Chasm — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.96713, -113.19417. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Inferno Chasm

• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~43 km · Must-see
• Massacre Rocks State Park · park · Power · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~50 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Hall Historic Monument · fort · Bannock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~62 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~69 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~74 km · Must-see
• Creons Cave · cave · Power · ~3 km
• Crystal Ice Cave · cave · Power · ~3 km
• Lariat Cave · cave · Power · ~7 km
• Wapi Park · viewpoint · Power · ~11 km
• Pillar Butte · viewpoint · Power · ~11 km
• Mosby Butte · viewpoint · Power · ~12 km
• Flat Top · viewpoint · Power · ~13 km
• Bear Trap Cave · cave · Blaine · ~16 km
• Split Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Inferno Chasm

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Inferno Chasm

• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~62 km · Must-see
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~86 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~86 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~87 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~88 km · Must-see
• East Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~91 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~118 km · Must-see

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