High Valley

High 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 High 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 High Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.20097, -117.74521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Valley

• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~21 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~25 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~34 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~41 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~42 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~45 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near High Valley

• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~47 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~47 km · Must-see

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