Flag Butte

Flag Butte: 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 Flag Butte

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 Flag Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.70914, -103.08741. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flag Butte

• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~19 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~32 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~55 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~55 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~69 km · Must-see
• Flannigan Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~4 km
• Coffee Mill Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~5 km
• Lookout Point · viewpoint · Dawes · ~5 km
• Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~6 km
• Chimney Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~13 km
• Trunk Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~13 km
• Dawes County Historical Museum · museum · Fall River · ~14 km
• Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center · museum · Fall River · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Flag Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Flag Butte

• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~75 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Butte · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~102 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~121 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~122 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~125 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~137 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~143 km · Must-see
• Flannigan Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~4 km
• Coffee Mill Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~5 km

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