Gordon Butte

Gordon Butte: 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 Gordon Butte

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 Gordon Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.56479, -120.88588. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gordon Butte

• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~8 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~14 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~16 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~17 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~24 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~25 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~30 km · Must-see
• Klickitat State Park Trail · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~37 km · Must-see
• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~49 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~49 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~56 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~59 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gordon Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gordon Butte

• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~59 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~70 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~81 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~81 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~82 km · Must-see
• Dog Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~82 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Skamania · ~82 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~82 km · Must-see

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