Pistol Point

Pistol 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 Pistol 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 Pistol Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.84803, -105.96279. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pistol Point

• Fort Reno · fort · Johnson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dome Butte · viewpoint · Campbell · ~4 km
• Dresher Dam · lake · Campbell · ~7 km
• North Butte · viewpoint · Campbell · ~8 km
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~14 km
• Brown Dam · lake · Campbell · ~15 km
• North Middle Butte · viewpoint · Campbell · ~16 km
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Campbell · ~17 km
• Schlautman Dam · lake · Campbell · ~17 km
• Chimney Hill · viewpoint · Campbell · ~17 km
• Streeter Dam · lake · Johnson · ~18 km
• Innes Dam · lake · Campbell · ~18 km
• Indian Butte · viewpoint · Campbell · ~19 km
• Pumpkin Buttes · viewpoint · Campbell · ~20 km
• Water Hole Dam · lake · Johnson · ~20 km
• South Middle Butte · viewpoint · Campbell · ~20 km
• Wild Horse Slope · viewpoint · Campbell · ~23 km
• Irigaray Road · fort · Johnson · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pistol Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pistol Point

• Teapot Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~92 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Wall · viewpoint · Johnson · ~97 km · Must-see
• Powder River Pass information sign · viewpoint · Johnson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Loaf Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~128 km · Must-see
• Darton Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~129 km · Must-see
• High Park Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Washakie · ~131 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~135 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~140 km · Must-see
• Glenrock Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Converse · ~140 km · Must-see

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