Bear Butte

Bear 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 Bear 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 Bear Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.24598, -119.70748. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bear Butte

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~43 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~51 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~73 km · Must-see
• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~10 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~11 km
• Wildhorse Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Grant · ~21 km
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~25 km
• Halfway Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~29 km
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~29 km
• Aldrich Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~31 km
• Poley Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~35 km
• Grindstone Dam · lake · Crook · ~38 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~39 km
• Ryegrass Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~40 km
• Old Lakebed Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bear Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bear Butte

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~76 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~83 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~88 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~99 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~103 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~111 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~121 km · Must-see
• Wagontire Mountain · viewpoint · Harney · ~126 km · Must-see

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