Shoshone Point

Shoshone 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 Shoshone 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 Shoshone Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.68464, -116.53759. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shoshone Point

• Palisade Canyon · viewpoint · Eureka · ~27 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Pass · viewpoint · Eureka · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boulder Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~34 km · Must-see
• Carlin Park · viewpoint · Elko · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bens Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lewis Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~49 km · Must-see
• Beaver Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hot Lake · lake · Elko · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Tenabo · viewpoint · Eureka · ~73 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Reservoir · lake · Elko · ~75 km · Must-see
• Round Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~48 km
• Cave Canyon · cave · Eureka · ~48 km
• Izzenhood Dam · lake · Lander · ~50 km
• Stump Spring · attraction · Elko · ~51 km
• Buckskin Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~53 km
• Mud Springs · attraction · Elko · ~54 km
• Copper Glance Mine · fort · Humboldt · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shoshone Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shoshone Point

• Palisade Canyon · viewpoint · Eureka · ~27 km · Must-see
• Emigrant Pass · viewpoint · Eureka · ~28 km · Must-see
• Boulder Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~34 km · Must-see
• Carlin Park · viewpoint · Elko · ~44 km · Must-see
• Bens Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lewis Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~49 km · Must-see
• Beaver Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grindstone Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Tenabo · viewpoint · Eureka · ~73 km · Must-see
• Monument Peak · viewpoint · Elko · ~82 km · Must-see

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