Spring Benchmark

Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring Benchmark — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.25107, -115.25682. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Benchmark

• Upper Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~14 km · Must-see
• Middle Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lower Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• McGown Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pulpit Lake · lake · Custer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mystery Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Stanley Lake · lake · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Regan Lake · lake · Boise · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Lake · lake · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Regan · viewpoint · Boise · ~23 km · Must-see
• Alpine Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grandjean Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bluebox Lake · lake · Boise · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goat Lake · lake · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Merritt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Moolack Mountain · viewpoint · Boise · ~27 km · Must-see
• Boise National Forest · sanctuary · Boise · ~27 km · Must-see
• Baron Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring Benchmark

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Spring Benchmark

• McGown Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mystery Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Regan · viewpoint · Boise · ~23 km · Must-see
• Alpine Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Grandjean Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Merritt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Moolack Mountain · viewpoint · Boise · ~27 km · Must-see
• Baron Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Carter · viewpoint · Custer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Limbert · viewpoint · Boise · ~28 km · Must-see

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