Lees Peak

Lees 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 Lees 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 Lees Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.94291, -118.23802. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lees Peak

• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~3 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~3 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~17 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~22 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~45 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lees Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lees Peak

• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~22 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~70 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~88 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~91 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~94 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~95 km · Must-see

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