Burnt Timber Canyon

Burnt Timber 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 Burnt Timber 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.

Visiting Burnt Timber Canyon: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Burnt Timber Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.04190, -108.38345. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Burnt Timber Canyon

• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chief Plenty Coups State Park · park · Big Horn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Penney Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~2 km
• Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range · park · Carbon · ~6 km
• Gyp Reservoir Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~7 km
• Teeples Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~8 km
• Bad Pass Trail · fort · Big Horn · ~12 km
• Red Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~13 km
• Bar Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~13 km
• Petroglyph Canyon · fort · Big Horn · ~13 km
• Big Ice Cave · cave · Carbon · ~17 km
• Tony Island Spring · viewpoint · Carbon · ~17 km
• Southside Detention Dam · lake · Carbon · ~18 km
• East Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km
• Big Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km
• Barrys Island · viewpoint · Carbon · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Burnt Timber Canyon

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• Dead Indian Overlook · viewpoint · Park · ~107 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~114 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~114 km · Must-see
• Silver Run Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~115 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~115 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~118 km · Must-see
• Hopper Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~121 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~121 km · Must-see

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