Scott Butte

Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.66416, -120.08575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scott Butte

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~17 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~14 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~17 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~18 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~27 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~28 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~28 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~33 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~33 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~38 km
• Allen Creek Dam · lake · Crook · ~40 km
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~40 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Scott Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Scott Butte

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~37 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~87 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~92 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~92 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~100 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~103 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~104 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~111 km · Must-see

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