Boot Heel

Boot Heel: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Boot Heel

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Boot Heel — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.22080, -105.94806. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boot Heel

• Fossil Bone Cabin · attraction · Albany · ~51 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~52 km · Must-see
• Muddy Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wellbaum Dam · lake · Albany · ~10 km
• Grazing Number 1 Stock Dam · lake · Albany · ~13 km
• Crystal Hill · viewpoint · Albany · ~15 km
• Buck Point · viewpoint · Albany · ~15 km
• Mule Creek Dam · lake · Albany · ~17 km
• Three Mile Dam · lake · Albany · ~20 km
• Mule Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~22 km
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~22 km
• Greasewood Knoll · viewpoint · Albany · ~24 km
• Fortymile Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~26 km
• Phillips Number 1 Dam · lake · Albany · ~29 km
• Twenty Mile Number 1 Dam · lake · Albany · ~29 km
• Bar M Number 3 Dam · lake · Albany · ~29 km
• Brumley Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~30 km
• Newell Dam · lake · Albany · ~30 km

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