Wheeler Point

Wheeler Point: 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 Wheeler Point

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 Wheeler Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.96027, -119.90669. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wheeler Point

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~29 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~36 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~56 km · Must-see
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~19 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~21 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~22 km
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~24 km
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~34 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~36 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~47 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~47 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~49 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~52 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~52 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~54 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~55 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~59 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wheeler Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Wheeler Point

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~79 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~94 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~107 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~124 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~126 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~127 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~132 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~137 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~142 km · Must-see

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