Silver Butte

Silver 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 Silver 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 Silver Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.90459, -118.55023. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Silver Butte

• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~25 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~27 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~28 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bridge Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~56 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~59 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Silver Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Silver Butte

• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~25 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~59 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~87 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~122 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~122 km · Must-see

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