Desertion Point

Desertion Point: 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 Desertion Point

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 Desertion Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.59690, -110.37738. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Desertion Point

• Fort Bridger · fort · Summit · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fossil Butte National Monument · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fossil Butte National Monument · sanctuary · Rich · ~56 km · Must-see
• Medicine Butte · viewpoint · Rich · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bear River State Park · sanctuary · Uinta · ~75 km · Must-see
• Little Round Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~13 km
• Church Buttes Dam · lake · Uinta · ~20 km
• Crockers Point · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~26 km
• The Pinnacle · viewpoint · Uinta · ~26 km
• Austin Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~27 km
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Uinta · ~28 km
• Church Butte · church · Uinta · ~28 km
• Powers Stock Dam · lake · Uinta · ~28 km
• Skull Point · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~29 km
• Fmc Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~30 km
• Molinar Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~30 km
• Naughton Ash Pond Number 2 Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Desertion Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Desertion Point

• Medicine Butte · viewpoint · Rich · ~65 km · Must-see
• Names Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~83 km · Must-see
• The Palisades · viewpoint · Daggett · ~92 km · Must-see
• Mansface Hill · viewpoint · Daggett · ~94 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~108 km · Must-see
• Wilkins Peak · viewpoint · Daggett · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~111 km · Must-see
• Red Castle · viewpoint · Summit · ~111 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~112 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~114 km · Must-see

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