Square Butte

Square 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 Square 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 Square Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.05972, -101.19764. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Square Butte

• Fort Clark Historic Site · fort · Mercer · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cross Ranch State Park · park · Oliver · ~29 km · Must-see
• Double Ditch Indian Village · fort · Burleigh · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Mandan Historic Site · fort · McLean · ~34 km · Must-see
• Salem Sue · sanctuary · Morton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church · church · McLean · ~41 km · Must-see
• Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site · park · Mercer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hidatsa Village (Big Hidatsa Site) · fort · Mercer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chief Lookings Village · park · Burleigh · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bismarck North Dakota Temple · church · Burleigh · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Holy Spirit · church · Burleigh · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dakota Zoo · sanctuary · Burleigh · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park · fort · Morton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bismarck Baptist Church · church · Burleigh · ~53 km · Must-see
• General Sibley Park & Campground · park · Burleigh · ~59 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel at Annunciation Priory · church · Burleigh · ~63 km · Must-see
• Garrison Dam · lake · Mercer · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Sakakawea State Park · lake · Mercer · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Square Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Square Butte

• Crown Butte · viewpoint · Morton · ~24 km
• Horseshoe Butte · viewpoint · Oliver · ~25 km
• Coal Butte · viewpoint · Burleigh · ~35 km
• Gaebe Hill · viewpoint · Morton · ~38 km
• Burnt Butte · viewpoint · Burleigh · ~41 km
• Schollaert Hills · viewpoint · Morton · ~44 km
• Klondike Butte · viewpoint · Morton · ~48 km
• Hailstone Butte · viewpoint · Morton · ~50 km
• Keever Butte · viewpoint · Burleigh · ~50 km
• Chimney Butte · viewpoint · Morton · ~55 km

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