Buck Point

Buck Point: 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 Buck Point

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 Buck Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.52210, -116.77793. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buck Point

• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~25 km · Must-see
• Devils Tooth · viewpoint · Idaho · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wallowa National Forest · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• She Devil · viewpoint · Idaho · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Throne · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• The Ogre · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twin Imps · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Dam · lake · Wallowa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sheep Rock · viewpoint · Adams · ~47 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Falls, Wallowa Lake · waterfall · Wallowa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~58 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buck Point

• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~25 km · Must-see
• Devils Tooth · viewpoint · Idaho · ~34 km · Must-see
• She Devil · viewpoint · Idaho · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Throne · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• The Ogre · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twin Imps · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sheep Rock · viewpoint · Adams · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~58 km · Must-see

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