Short Draw

Short Draw: 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 Short Draw

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 Short Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.70111, -104.36995. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Short Draw

• Dogie Butte · viewpoint · Bowman · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Harding · ~71 km · Must-see
• L Cline Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~4 km
• Black Wolfe Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~5 km
• Black Wolff Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~11 km
• Hubbard Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~11 km
• German Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~12 km
• German Number 9 Dam · lake · Carter · ~13 km
• Jackrabbit Dam · lake · Carter · ~13 km
• Long Dam · lake · Carter · ~15 km
• Blackfoot Dam · lake · Carter · ~16 km
• Belltower Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~16 km
• Cline Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~18 km
• Cline Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~19 km
• Ute Dam · lake · Carter · ~19 km
• Gros Ventre Dam · lake · Carter · ~19 km
• Cheyenne Detention Dam · lake · Carter · ~20 km
• Lone Tree Reservoir Dam · lake · Carter · ~20 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Short Draw

• Dogie Butte · viewpoint · Bowman · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Harding · ~71 km · Must-see
• Loaf of Bread Butte · viewpoint · Custer · ~126 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~131 km · Must-see
• Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~137 km · Must-see
• White Butte · viewpoint · Slope · ~140 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~148 km · Must-see
• Belltower Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~16 km
• Grassy Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~23 km
• Stormy Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~24 km

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