The Pass

The Pass: 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 The Pass

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 The Pass — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.47558, -106.33086. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Pass

• Fort Peck Reservation Number 11 Dam · lake · Valley · ~1 km
• Fort Peck Reservation Number 1 Dam · lake · Valley · ~4 km
• Bobsland Dam · lake · Valley · ~9 km
• Midway Dam · lake · Valley · ~15 km
• Ghost Number 3 Dam · lake · Valley · ~21 km
• Vip Sewage Disposal Lagoons Number 1 Dam · lake · Valley · ~21 km
• Fort Peck Reservation Number 4 Dam · lake · Valley · ~22 km
• Hawk-Eye Dam · lake · Valley · ~24 km
• Big Deal Dam · lake · Valley · ~26 km
• Neufeld Number 2 Dam · lake · Valley · ~26 km
• Nyquist Number 1 Dam · lake · Valley · ~28 km
• Nyquist Number 2 Dam · lake · Valley · ~29 km
• Neufeld Number 1 Dam · lake · Valley · ~30 km
• Eddie Number 2 Dam · lake · Valley · ~31 km
• Maraschino Dam · lake · Valley · ~31 km
• Long Horn Number 4 Dam · lake · Valley · ~33 km
• Buggy Reservoir Dam · lake · Valley · ~35 km
• Miner Farms Number 1 Dam · lake · Daniels · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Pass

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Pass

• Four Buttes · viewpoint · Daniels · ~81 km
• Big Muddy Badlands · viewpoint · Happy Valley No. 10 · ~145 km
• Hay Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~7 km
• Lookout · viewpoint · Valley · ~7 km
• Cameron Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~10 km
• Black Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~10 km
• Bonnies Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~12 km
• Spring Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~12 km
• Snow Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~14 km
• Enright Coulee · viewpoint · Valley · ~17 km

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