Olson Peak

Olson 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 Olson 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 Olson Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.48963, -117.54441. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Olson Peak

• Browns Lake Dam · lake · Stevens · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kettle Falls Historical Center · waterfall · Stevens · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~57 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Mountain · lake · Stevens · ~57 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~61 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Stevens · ~62 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~64 km · Must-see
• Northport Bridge · fort · Stevens · ~64 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~65 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~65 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~66 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~67 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~72 km · Must-see
• Gardner Cave · cave · Pend Oreille · ~72 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~73 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls · waterfall · Stevens · ~11 km
• Trilbey Falls · waterfall · Stevens · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Olson Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Olson Peak

• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~61 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~80 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~86 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~87 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~87 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~103 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~109 km · Must-see

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