Rustler Canyon

Rustler 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 Rustler 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 Rustler Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.68333, -104.15272. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rustler Canyon

• Dogie Butte · viewpoint · Bowman · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Harding · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mowbray Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~4 km
• Grassy Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~5 km
• Instant Tang Dam · lake · Carter · ~6 km
• Kool-Aid Dam · lake · Carter · ~7 km
• Stormy Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~8 km
• Rolph Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~10 km
• Custer National Forest - Sioux Division · sanctuary · Carter · ~10 km
• Capitol Rock · viewpoint · Carter · ~17 km
• German Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~17 km
• Belltower Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~18 km
• Timber Hill · viewpoint · Carter · ~18 km
• West Lindsey Reservoir Dam · lake · Carter · ~19 km
• Wallenstein Dam · lake · Carter · ~21 km
• Ernest Wallstein Dam · lake · Carter · ~21 km
• Padden Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~22 km
• German Number 9 Dam · lake · Carter · ~22 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rustler Canyon

• Dogie Butte · viewpoint · Bowman · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Harding · ~56 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~116 km · Must-see
• White Butte · viewpoint · Slope · ~128 km · Must-see
• Deers Ears Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~134 km · Must-see
• Loaf of Bread Butte · viewpoint · Custer · ~146 km · Must-see
• Grassy Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~5 km
• Stormy Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~8 km
• Capitol Rock · viewpoint · Carter · ~17 km
• Belltower Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~18 km

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