Turtle Mountain

Turtle Mountain: 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 Turtle Mountain

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 Turtle Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 49.05537, -100.35273. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Mountain

• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~13 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~15 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~26 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~27 km · Must-see
• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~48 km · Must-see
• Linear Mounds National Historic Site · fort · Municipality of Two Borders · ~61 km · Must-see
• Monument 702 · fort · North Dakota · ~8 km
• Monument 701 · fort · North Dakota · ~8 km
• Monument 703 · fort · North Dakota · ~8 km
• Monument 704 · fort · North Dakota · ~9 km
• Monument 700 · fort · North Dakota · ~9 km
• Mitigomizh Neyaashi · beach · Bottineau · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turtle Mountain

• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~8 km · Must-see
• Butte Saint Paul · viewpoint · Bottineau · ~32 km
• Turtles Back · viewpoint · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~32 km
• Buffalo Lodge Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~108 km
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~112 km
• Copperdahl Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~115 km
• Mikes Peak · viewpoint · McHenry · ~124 km
• Bald Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~127 km
• Bison · viewpoint · McHenry · ~138 km
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Ward · ~146 km

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