Verendrye Hill

Verendrye Hill: 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 hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Verendrye Hill

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 Verendrye Hill: tips

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

How to reach Verendrye Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.35611, -100.38250. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Verendrye Hill

• Verendrye Site · park · Stanley · ~0 km · Must-see
• Pierre Marina Recreational Area · park · Hughes · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Pierre Chouteau · fort · Stanley · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cultural Heritage Center · museum · Hughes · ~5 km · Must-see
• Oahe Downstream Recreation Area · sanctuary · Stanley · ~11 km · Must-see
• Oahe Dam · lake · Stanley · ~13 km · Must-see
• Farm Island Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hughes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Bennett · fort · Stanley · ~51 km · Must-see
• West Bend Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hughes · ~71 km · Must-see
• RCPE PRC Subdivision · fort · Hughes · ~3 km
• South Dakota National Guard Museum · museum · Hughes · ~3 km
• Fighting Stallions · fort · Hughes · ~4 km
• La Framboise Island · river spot · Hughes · ~4 km
• Civil War Monument · fort · Hughes · ~4 km
• Fort Chouteau Museum · museum · Stanley · ~5 km
• Fort Pierre Chouteau National Historic Landmark · fort · Stanley · ~5 km
• Capitol Heights Baptist Church · church · Hughes · ~8 km
• New Fort Pierre · fort · Stanley · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Verendrye Hill

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• Grindstone Butte · viewpoint · Haakon · ~143 km · Must-see
• Snake Butte · viewpoint · Hughes · ~10 km
• Brown Hill · viewpoint · Stanley · ~12 km
• Medicine Knoll · viewpoint · Hughes · ~38 km
• Stony Butte · viewpoint · Lyman · ~45 km
• Standing Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~50 km
• White Clay Butte · viewpoint · Jones · ~65 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Stanley · ~68 km
• Artichoke Butte · viewpoint · Sully · ~69 km

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