Jackknife Butte

Jackknife Butte: 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 Jackknife Butte

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 Jackknife Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.90735, -120.88618. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackknife Butte

• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~12 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~13 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~32 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~32 km · Must-see
• Klickitat State Park Trail · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~32 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~32 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~33 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~39 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~40 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~46 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Simcoe State Park · fort · Yakima · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams Recreation Area · sanctuary · Yakima · ~63 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackknife Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jackknife Butte

• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~13 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gotchen Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~67 km · Must-see
• Klickitat Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crescent Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rusk Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~69 km · Must-see
• Wilson Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Yakima · ~71 km · Must-see
• Avalanche Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lyman Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~72 km · Must-see

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