Pilot Butte

Pilot 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 Pilot 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 Pilot Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.21596, -120.57334. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pilot Butte

• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~29 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~44 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~49 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Oregon Desert Trail · trek · Deschutes · ~59 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~61 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~67 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pilot Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pilot Butte

• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~44 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Horse Ridge · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lava Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~88 km · Must-see

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