Jake Canyon

Jake 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 Jake 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 Jake Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.97519, -112.48362. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jake Canyon

• Badger Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~58 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Fremont · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alder Gulch · viewpoint · Fremont · ~63 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~71 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Madison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blacktail Mountains · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~9 km
• Benson Peak · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~20 km
• Dry Hill · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~21 km
• Retort Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~21 km
• Timber Hill · viewpoint · Madison · ~21 km
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~22 km
• Gallagher Butte · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~23 km
• Gallagher Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~24 km
• Abenson Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~26 km
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~27 km
• Rock Creek Dam · lake · Beaverhead · ~27 km
• Jim Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jake Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jake Canyon

• Badger Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~58 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Fremont · ~63 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alder Gulch · viewpoint · Fremont · ~63 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~83 km · Must-see
• Comet Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~87 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~92 km · Must-see
• Scott Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~93 km · Must-see
• Taylor Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sheriff Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~99 km · Must-see

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