Petes Canyon

Petes 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 Petes 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.

Visiting Petes Canyon: tips

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

How to reach Petes Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.89246, -108.10011. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Petes Canyon

• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~62 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Little Mountain · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~2 km
• John Blue Canyon · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~6 km
• Mexican Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~11 km
• Natural Trap Cave · cave · Big Horn · ~14 km
• Five Springs Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~16 km
• Horseshoe Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~16 km
• Bucking Mule Falls Observation Point · waterfall · Big Horn · ~17 km
• Five Springs Number 2 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~17 km
• N and S Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~17 km
• Bucking Mule Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~17 km
• Porcupine Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~19 km
• Medicine Wheel · fort · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Bischoff Creek Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Little Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Petes Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Petes Canyon

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• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~105 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~114 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~114 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~114 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~114 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~115 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~116 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~118 km · Must-see

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