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: 49.05426, -99.97703. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Mountain

• International Peace Garden · park · North Dakota · ~10 km · Must-see
• North American Game Warden Museum · museum · Rolette · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake James · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Upsilon · lake · Rolette · ~17 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain Provincial Park · sanctuary · North Dakota · ~19 km · Must-see
• Boundary Lake · lake · Bottineau · ~23 km · Must-see
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe State Park · lake · Bottineau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pelican Point State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Bottineau · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Metigoshe Dam · lake · Bottineau · ~37 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Rural Municipality of Prairie Lakes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Turtles Back · viewpoint · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~4 km
• Adam Lake Beach · beach · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~8 km
• Monument 711B · fort · Rolette · ~10 km
• Monument 711A · fort · Rolette · ~10 km
• Grand Opening Marker · fort · Rolette · ~10 km
• Lake Stormon · lake · North Dakota · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turtle Mountain

• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · North Dakota · ~33 km · Must-see
• Turtles Back · viewpoint · Municipality of Boissevain – Morton · ~4 km
• Butte Saint Paul · viewpoint · Bottineau · ~35 km
• Broken Bone Hill · viewpoint · Benson · ~100 km
• Copperdahl Hill · viewpoint · McHenry · ~122 km
• Buffalo Lodge Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~125 km
• Bald Butte · viewpoint · McHenry · ~132 km
• Mikes Peak · viewpoint · McHenry · ~139 km
• Bison · viewpoint · McHenry · ~140 km
• Turtle Mountain · viewpoint · Rolette · ~11 km

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