Foster Buttes

Foster Buttes: 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 Foster Buttes

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 Foster Buttes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.75665, -106.34782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foster Buttes

• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Phil Kearny · fort · Johnson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~67 km · Must-see
• Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum · museum · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Union Congregational Church · church · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Buffalo City Park · park · Johnson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Roberts Luman Draw Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~7 km
• Griffith Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~10 km
• Cadiz Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~11 km
• Leiter Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Robert Black Stump Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Corrals Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Ollie Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~13 km
• Whedon Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~13 km
• Busted Clutch Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Foster Buttes

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Foster Buttes

• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~92 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~94 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~96 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~97 km · Must-see
• Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~99 km · Must-see

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