Pathfinder Mountain

Pathfinder Mountain: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pathfinder Mountain

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Pathfinder Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.48135, -106.87727. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pathfinder Mountain

• Pathfinder Dam · lake · Natrona · ~3 km · Must-see
• Alcova Reservoir · lake · Natrona · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~15 km · Must-see
• Independence Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bradley Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Seminoe State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Seminoe Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Garfield Peak · viewpoint · Natrona · ~58 km · Must-see
• Split Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~67 km · Must-see
• Casper Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~69 km · Must-see
• Casper Wyoming Temple · church · Natrona · ~70 km · Must-see
• Muddy Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Caspar Museum · fort · Natrona · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder Dike Dam · lake · Natrona · ~3 km
• Annis Dam · lake · Natrona · ~15 km
• Cardinell Dam · lake · Carbon · ~15 km
• Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Carbon · ~17 km
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~18 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pathfinder Mountain

• Seminoe State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Carbon · ~17 km
• Ferris Mountains Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Carbon · ~52 km
• McKenzie Bogs · sanctuary · Natrona · ~66 km
• Stampede Bog · sanctuary · Fremont · ~96 km
• Friend Park · sanctuary · Albany · ~146 km
• Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Natrona · ~7 km
• Savage Peak Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Natrona · ~45 km
• Bennett Mountain Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Carbon · ~46 km
• Oregon Trail Historical Marker · sanctuary · Natrona · ~51 km

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