Chief Cliff

Chief Cliff: 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 Chief Cliff

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 Chief Cliff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.85467, -114.32373. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chief Cliff

• Flathead Lake · lake · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• West Shore Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Finley Point Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Flathead Valley · sanctuary · Idaho · ~36 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Idaho · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lone Pine State Park · sanctuary · Flathead · ~45 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~51 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Flathead · ~51 km · Must-see
• Flathead National Forest · sanctuary · Flathead · ~54 km · Must-see
• Haskell Pass · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Calowahcan · viewpoint · Idaho · ~66 km · Must-see
• Swan Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~66 km · Must-see
• Swan Glaciers · viewpoint · Flathead · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mission Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Missoula · ~67 km · Must-see
• CSKT Bison Range · sanctuary · Sanders · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chief Cliff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chief Cliff

• Haskell Pass · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Calowahcan · viewpoint · Idaho · ~66 km · Must-see
• Swan Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~66 km · Must-see
• Swan Glaciers · viewpoint · Flathead · ~67 km · Must-see
• McDonald Glacier · viewpoint · Idaho · ~75 km · Must-see
• McDonald Glacier · viewpoint · Lake · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bad Rock Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~76 km · Must-see
• Firefighter Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~78 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Glacier · viewpoint · Missoula · ~80 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Glacier · viewpoint · Idaho · ~80 km · Must-see

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