First Peak

First Peak: 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 First Peak

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 First Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.37092, -119.22947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Peak

• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~25 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung Company Building · museum · Grant · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site · park · Grant · ~28 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~32 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~40 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~45 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~49 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~52 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gordon Butte · viewpoint · Grant · ~20 km
• Aldrich Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~22 km
• Gibson Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~23 km
• Grouse Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~25 km
• Grant County Historical Museum · museum · Grant · ~28 km
• East Fork Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~29 km
• Beech Creek Stage Station · fort · Grant · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of First Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near First Peak

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~45 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~82 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~90 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~101 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~111 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~116 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~128 km · Must-see

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