Pine Butte

Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.34403, -117.69826. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pine Butte

• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~33 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~41 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ice Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pine Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pine Butte

• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~45 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~46 km · Must-see

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