Red Butte

Red 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 Red 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 Red Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.97659, -117.29760. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Butte

• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jersey Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Tobin · viewpoint · Pershing · ~61 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~65 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine Catholic Church · church · Lander · ~71 km · Must-see
• Austin Methodist Church · church · Lander · ~72 km · Must-see
• St George Episcopal Church · church · Lander · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~72 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~73 km · Must-see
• Queen Shaft · fort · Lander · ~27 km
• Pine Shaft · fort · Lander · ~28 km
• Jersey Valley-Rex Mines · fort · Pershing · ~33 km
• Southern Zeolite Mine · fort · Pershing · ~41 km
• Northern Zeolite Mine · fort · Pershing · ~44 km
• Peterson Mine · fort · Lander · ~46 km
• Daisy Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~46 km
• Santa Rosa Mine · fort · Churchill · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Butte

• Antelope Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jersey Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Tobin · viewpoint · Pershing · ~61 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~65 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~72 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lewis Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount Tenabo · viewpoint · Eureka · ~80 km · Must-see
• Bens Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~80 km · Must-see

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