Smith Mountain

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.64098, -117.65770. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Mountain

• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~40 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~46 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~56 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Billy Jones Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Falls, Wallowa Lake · waterfall · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Mountain

• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~70 km · Must-see

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