Lightning Valley

Lightning Valley: 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 Lightning Valley

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 Lightning Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.59610, -101.54906. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lightning Valley

• Pilgrim Holiness Church · fort · Arthur · ~15 km · Must-see
• George P Kingsley Dam · lake · Keith · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake McConaughy · lake · Keith · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ash Hollow State Historical Park · sanctuary · Garden · ~74 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Museum · museum · Arthur · ~15 km
• Baldy Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~16 km
• Bear Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~36 km
• Big Bald Hill · viewpoint · Keith · ~45 km
• Bourquim Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~46 km
• Martin Bay · beach · Keith · ~51 km
• No Name Bay · beach · Keith · ~51 km
• Arthur Bay · beach · Keith · ~52 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Garden · ~52 km
• Spillway Bay · beach · Keith · ~56 km
• Divers Bay Beach · beach · Keith · ~56 km
• Lake McConaughy State Recreation Area · lake · Keith · ~56 km
• Spillway Park · park · Keith · ~57 km
• Cedar View Beach · beach · Keith · ~58 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lightning Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lightning Valley

• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~98 km · Must-see
• Baldy Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~16 km
• Bear Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~36 km
• Big Bald Hill · viewpoint · Keith · ~45 km
• Bourquim Hill · viewpoint · Arthur · ~46 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Garden · ~52 km
• Wild Horse Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~60 km
• Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~71 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Garden · ~74 km
• Clay Peak · viewpoint · Garden · ~77 km

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