Zero Butte

Zero 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 Zero 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 Zero Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.22568, -120.28920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Zero Butte

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~65 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~75 km · Must-see
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~3 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~10 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~11 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~23 km
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~32 km
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~42 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~43 km
• Borstel Pond · lake · Sherman · ~43 km
• Brush Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~46 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~48 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~50 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~51 km
• Grass Valley Canyon · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~52 km
• Alkali Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~53 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Zero Butte

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• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~101 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~118 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~122 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~128 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~133 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~136 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~136 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~137 km · Must-see

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