Benson Peak

Benson Peak: 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 Benson Peak

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 Benson Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.16545, -117.55912. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Peak

• Deer Lake Mountain · lake · Stevens · ~12 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Stevens · ~18 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~25 km · Must-see
• Browns Lake Dam · lake · Stevens · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cat Tales Zoological Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~53 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~54 km · Must-see
• Riverside State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spokane Falls · waterfall · Spokane · ~69 km · Must-see
• Minnehaha Park · park · Spokane · ~69 km · Must-see
• Qlispé Raceway Park · attraction · Spokane · ~70 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~70 km · Must-see
• One Spokane Stadium · attraction · Spokane · ~70 km · Must-see
• Christ the Redeemer Church · church · Spokane · ~71 km · Must-see
• St. Aloysius Church · church · Spokane · ~71 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benson Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Benson Peak

• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~83 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~85 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~92 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~92 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~97 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~101 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~104 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~106 km · Must-see

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