The Point

The 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 The 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 The Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.55604, -116.59230. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Point

• Hickison Petroglyth Recreation Site · park · Lander · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Lander · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bartine Hot Springs · attraction · Eureka · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lone Mountain · viewpoint · Eureka · ~36 km · Must-see
• Antelope Spring · viewpoint · Eureka · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~41 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kobeh Valley · viewpoint · Eureka · ~41 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~49 km · Must-see
• Austin Methodist Church · church · Lander · ~52 km · Must-see
• St George Episcopal Church · church · Lander · ~52 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine Catholic Church · church · Lander · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Hope · viewpoint · Eureka · ~55 km · Must-see
• South Hill · viewpoint · Eureka · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Springs · viewpoint · Eureka · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~71 km · Must-see
• Diana's Punchbowl · attraction · Nye · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Point

• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Lander · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lone Mountain · viewpoint · Eureka · ~36 km · Must-see
• Antelope Spring · viewpoint · Eureka · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~41 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kobeh Valley · viewpoint · Eureka · ~41 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Hope · viewpoint · Eureka · ~55 km · Must-see
• South Hill · viewpoint · Eureka · ~70 km · Must-see

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