Saddleback Butte

Saddleback 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 Saddleback 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 Saddleback Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.29023, -111.89999. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saddleback Butte

• Tower Rock State Park · park · Cascade · ~17 km · Must-see
• Holter Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Pass · sanctuary · Lemhi · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~59 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Reservoir · lake · ~64 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~64 km · Must-see
• Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cascade · ~65 km · Must-see
• Nilan Reservoir · lake · ~65 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~65 km · Must-see
• Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · ~68 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~68 km · Must-see
• Priest Butte Lake · lake · ~68 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~74 km · Must-see
• Heart Lake · lake · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Black Sandy State Park · park · Lewis and Clark · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Saddleback Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Saddleback Butte

• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~53 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~87 km · Must-see
• Scapegoat Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~99 km · Must-see
• Ear Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~105 km · Must-see
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Idaho · ~117 km · Must-see
• Chinese Wall · viewpoint · Flathead · ~127 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~130 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~131 km · Must-see
• Pentagon Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~145 km · Must-see

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