Kernan Point

Kernan 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 Kernan 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 Kernan Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.67099, -116.63042. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kernan Point

• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~42 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~45 km · Must-see
• Devils Tooth · viewpoint · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• She Devil · viewpoint · Idaho · ~49 km · Must-see
• The Ogre · viewpoint · Idaho · ~50 km · Must-see
• Devils Throne · viewpoint · Idaho · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~51 km · Must-see
• Twin Imps · viewpoint · Idaho · ~52 km · Must-see
• St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel · church · Idaho · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wallowa National Forest · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Dam · lake · Wallowa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sheep Rock · viewpoint · Adams · ~67 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kernan Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Kernan Point

• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~42 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~45 km · Must-see
• Devils Tooth · viewpoint · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• She Devil · viewpoint · Idaho · ~49 km · Must-see
• The Ogre · viewpoint · Idaho · ~50 km · Must-see
• Devils Throne · viewpoint · Idaho · ~51 km · Must-see
• Twin Imps · viewpoint · Idaho · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sheep Rock · viewpoint · Adams · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~78 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~82 km · Must-see

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