Poverty Point

Poverty Point: 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 Poverty Point

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.

Visiting Poverty Point: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Poverty Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.40888, -102.33711. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Poverty Point

• Lake Buffalo · lake · Meade · ~45 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hammann Lake · lake · Pennington · ~16 km
• D Nuzum Dam · lake · Meade · ~19 km
• Horse Tooth · viewpoint · Pennington · ~41 km
• Lavon Shearer Dam · lake · Pennington · ~43 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Pennington · ~45 km
• Highway 1416 · fort · Pennington · ~46 km
• Missile Site 850-A (historic) · fort · Pennington · ~47 km
• Lake Hill · lake · Pennington · ~48 km
• Armed Forces Museum & Gift Shop · museum · Pennington · ~49 km
• Wasta Rest Stop Tipi · attraction · Pennington · ~49 km
• Hubbard Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~53 km
• Bliss Hill · viewpoint · Pennington · ~54 km
• Wall City Park · park · Pennington · ~58 km
• Wounded Knee Museum · museum · Pennington · ~59 km
• Kroetch Dam · lake · Haakon · ~65 km
• Elm Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~66 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Poverty Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Poverty Point

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• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~109 km · Must-see
• Deers Ears Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~117 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~126 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~127 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~133 km · Must-see
• Thunder Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~134 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Ziebach · ~135 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~138 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~141 km · Must-see

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