The Hat

The Hat: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Hat

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach The Hat — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.07885, -103.72994. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Hat

• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~30 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~30 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~32 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~34 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~34 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~34 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~39 km · Must-see
• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~43 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~43 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~58 km · Must-see
• Williams Gap State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Banner · ~64 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Hill · viewpoint · Sioux · ~3 km
• Wind Springs Ranch · fort · Sioux · ~7 km
• Lake Alice Upper Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~16 km
• D. A. Murphy Panhandle Arboretum · park · Scotts Bluff · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Hat

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Hat

• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~78 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~95 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~148 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Hill · viewpoint · Sioux · ~3 km
• Chalk Buttes · viewpoint · Sioux · ~27 km
• Mount Edna · viewpoint · Sioux · ~33 km
• Bald Peak · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~34 km

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