Mills Butte

Mills 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 Mills 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 Mills Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.18986, -119.88859. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mills Butte

• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~49 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~56 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~74 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~75 km · Must-see
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~12 km
• Poley Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~16 km
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~17 km
• Halfway Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~17 km
• Hole-in-the-Ground Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~24 km
• Ryegrass Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~27 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~28 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~29 km
• Old Lakebed Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~30 km
• Mainline Dam Number 1 · lake · Crook · ~34 km
• Grindstone Dam · lake · Crook · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mills Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mills Butte

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~85 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~90 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~95 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~96 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~107 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~109 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~112 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~116 km · Must-see

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