Haystack Butte

Haystack 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 Haystack 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 Haystack Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.33662, -111.92527. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Butte

• Tower Rock State Park · park · Cascade · ~24 km · Must-see
• Holter Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Pass · sanctuary · Lemhi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Reservoir · lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Nilan Reservoir · lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Priest Butte Lake · lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cascade · ~61 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~64 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~67 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pishkun Reservoir · lake · ~72 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake · lake · Cascade · ~72 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake · lake · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Butte

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• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~93 km · Must-see
• Ear Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~104 km · Must-see
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Idaho · ~111 km · Must-see
• Chinese Wall · viewpoint · Flathead · ~122 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~135 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~136 km · Must-see
• Pentagon Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~139 km · Must-see

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