Don Benchmark

Don Benchmark: 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 Don Benchmark

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 Don Benchmark — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.28126, -115.51117. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Don Benchmark

• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~45 km · Must-see
• Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Ada · ~56 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Upper Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lower Deadwood Lake · lake · Camas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Camas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Boardman Lake · lake · Camas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Boardman Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 1 · lake · Camas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Upper Smoky Dome Lake 2 · lake · Camas · ~64 km · Must-see
• West Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~64 km · Must-see
• C.J. Strike Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Elmore · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lower Smoky Dome Lake · lake · Camas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Smoky Dome · viewpoint · Camas · ~65 km · Must-see
• C. J. Strike Dam · lake · Elmore · ~66 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mormon Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Don Benchmark

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Don Benchmark

• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~45 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~59 km · Must-see
• Boardman Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Smoky Dome · viewpoint · Camas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~68 km · Must-see
• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~83 km · Must-see
• Skillern Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~92 km · Must-see
• Paradise Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~92 km · Must-see
• Dollarhide Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~95 km · Must-see

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