Plum Draw

Plum 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 Plum 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.

Visiting Plum Draw: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Plum Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.48165, -102.24405. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Plum Draw

• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~59 km · Must-see
• D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~6 km
• Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~18 km
• Horse Tooth · viewpoint · Pennington · ~44 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~50 km
• K C Dam · lake · Ziebach · ~53 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Pennington · ~56 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~56 km
• Highway 1416 · fort · Pennington · ~58 km
• Hubbard Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~59 km
• Bliss Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~60 km
• Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~60 km
• Missile Site 850-A (historic) · fort · Pennington · ~61 km
• Wasta Rest Stop Tipi · attraction · Pennington · ~61 km
• Armed Forces Museum & Gift Shop · museum · Pennington · ~61 km
• Hay Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~66 km
• Lemmon Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~67 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Plum Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Plum Draw

• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~117 km · Must-see
• Deers Ears Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~117 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~122 km · Must-see
• Thunder Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~122 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~139 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~139 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~140 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~147 km · Must-see
• Snake Butte · viewpoint · Jackson · ~149 km · Must-see

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