Haystack Butte

Haystack Butte: 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 Haystack Butte

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 Haystack Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.06497, -119.59456. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Butte

• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~24 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~36 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~71 km · Must-see
• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wildhorse Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Grant · ~17 km
• Grindstone Dam · lake · Crook · ~18 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~20 km
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~22 km
• Williams Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~22 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~24 km
• Twelve Mile Dam · lake · Crook · ~25 km
• Halfway Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~26 km
• Old Lakebed Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~31 km
• Ryegrass Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~32 km
• Lillard Dam · lake · Crook · ~35 km
• Long Hollow Dam · lake · Crook · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Butte

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~36 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~85 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~94 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~99 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~100 km · Must-see
• Wagontire Mountain · viewpoint · Harney · ~104 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~114 km · Must-see
• Jew Valley · viewpoint · Lake · ~118 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~127 km · Must-see

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