Three Buttes

Three 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 Three 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 Three Buttes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.03802, -104.35579. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Three Buttes

• Fort Laramie National Historic Site · fort · Goshen · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~48 km · Must-see
• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hell Gap Archaeological Site · fort · Goshen · ~59 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~60 km · Must-see
• Guernsey State Park · park · Platte · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~69 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~73 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~73 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~74 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~74 km · Must-see
• Whitehorse Butte · viewpoint · Goshen · ~8 km
• South Rim · viewpoint · Goshen · ~11 km
• The Narrows · viewpoint · Goshen · ~12 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Goshen · ~13 km
• Grattan Massacre Historical Monument · fort · Goshen · ~14 km
• H 2 Detention Dam · lake · Goshen · ~16 km
• H-1 Detention Dam · lake · Goshen · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Three Buttes

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Three Buttes

• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~85 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~110 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~114 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~117 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~129 km · Must-see
• Peak Wellness Center for Youth & Family · viewpoint · Laramie · ~134 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~139 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~147 km · Must-see
• Whitehorse Butte · viewpoint · Goshen · ~8 km

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