Shaw Mountain

Shaw Mountain: 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 Shaw Mountain

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 Shaw Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.12430, -118.03716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaw Mountain

• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~10 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~14 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~30 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~35 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~49 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~56 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaw Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shaw Mountain

• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~49 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~67 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~74 km · Must-see

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