Ochoco Butte

Ochoco 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 Ochoco 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 Ochoco Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.45930, -120.30029. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ochoco Butte

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~10 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~27 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~51 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~58 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~62 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~5 km
• Bacon Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~7 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~8 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~10 km
• Blue Ridge Mine Mill · fort · Crook · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ochoco Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ochoco Butte

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~51 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~59 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~77 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~81 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~100 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~108 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~110 km · Must-see

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