The Caterpillar

The Caterpillar: 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 Caterpillar

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 Caterpillar — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.21440, -111.81715. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Caterpillar

• Palisade State Park · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~17 km · Must-see
• Manti Utah Temple · church · Sanpete · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wild Goose Canyon · viewpoint · Millard · ~39 km · Must-see
• La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~43 km · Must-see
• Manti National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~43 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fool Creek Peak · viewpoint · Millard · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fishlake National Forest · sanctuary · Sevier · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rocky Point · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~9 km
• Yuba Lake State Park · lake · Sanpete · ~12 km
• Gunnison Dam · lake · Sanpete · ~12 km
• Ninemile Dam · lake · Sanpete · ~13 km
• Sevier Bridge Reservoir · lake · Sanpete · ~14 km
• Historic Manti City Hall · fort · Sanpete · ~21 km
• Manti Dugout · fort · Sanpete · ~22 km
• Scipio Lake Dam · lake · Millard · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Caterpillar

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Caterpillar

• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wild Goose Canyon · viewpoint · Millard · ~39 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fool Creek Peak · viewpoint · Millard · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hilgard Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Utah · ~85 km · Must-see
• Tabernacle Crater Rim · viewpoint · Millard · ~88 km · Must-see
• Plateau Valley · viewpoint · Sevier · ~90 km · Must-see
• Dell Lott Hollow · viewpoint · Sevier · ~96 km · Must-see

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