Sheep Canyon

Sheep 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 Sheep 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 Sheep Canyon: tips

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

How to reach Sheep Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.61523, -108.13122. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheep Canyon

• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~61 km · Must-see
• Brown Number 2 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~12 km
• Brown Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~15 km
• Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting · museum · Big Horn · ~15 km
• American Legion Hall, Post 32;American Legion Hall · fort · Big Horn · ~19 km
• Carey Block · fort · Big Horn · ~19 km
• United States Post Office · fort · Big Horn · ~19 km
• Bischoff Creek Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~21 km
• Five Springs Number 2 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~22 km
• Five Springs Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~23 km
• Gould Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~25 km
• Leavitt Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~26 km
• Perkins Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~27 km
• Flockhart Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~28 km
• Little Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheep Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sheep Canyon

• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~85 km · Must-see
• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~98 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~99 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~100 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~100 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~100 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~106 km · Must-see

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