Counts Butte

Counts 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 Counts 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 Counts Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.88623, -120.97118. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Counts Butte

• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~16 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~20 km · Must-see
• Klickitat State Park Trail · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~24 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~32 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~33 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~36 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~37 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~38 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~41 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~46 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~54 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~56 km · Must-see
• Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Counts Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Counts Butte

• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~20 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~56 km · Must-see
• Gotchen Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~62 km · Must-see
• Crescent Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~64 km · Must-see
• Klickitat Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rusk Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wilson Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~66 km · Must-see
• Avalanche Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Yakima · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lyman Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~67 km · Must-see

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