The Notch

The Notch: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 The Notch

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach The Notch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.71499, -104.31300. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Notch

• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~60 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~69 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~72 km · Must-see
• Gets Dam · lake · Crook · ~6 km
• Stoney Point · viewpoint · Crook · ~9 km
• Vision Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~9 km
• Lone Tree Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~10 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~10 km
• French Dam · lake · Crook · ~11 km
• Little Table Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~13 km
• Bender Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Notch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Notch

• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~69 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~94 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~94 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Harding · ~98 km · Must-see
• Deers Ears Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~118 km · Must-see

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