Flathead Buttress

Flathead Buttress: 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 Flathead Buttress

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 Flathead Buttress — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.27784, -114.28651. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flathead Buttress

• Blodgett Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot National Forest · sanctuary · Ravalli · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~33 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Ravalli · ~54 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ross' Hole · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~68 km · Must-see
• Welcome Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hauf Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~4 km
• Canyon Falls · waterfall · Ravalli · ~6 km
• Canyon Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~6 km
• Wyant Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~7 km
• High Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~8 km
• Sears Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~9 km
• Fred Burr Reservoir Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~11 km
• Fred Burr Reservoir · lake · Idaho · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flathead Buttress

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Flathead Buttress

• Blodgett Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~33 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Ravalli · ~54 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ross' Hole · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~68 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~75 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~81 km · Must-see

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