Three Buttes

Three Buttes: 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 Three Buttes

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 Three Buttes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.85861, -106.67394. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Three Buttes

• McKensie Dam · lake · Garfield · ~2 km
• Beecher Number 4 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~4 km
• Beecher Number 5 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~6 km
• Ringstveit Reservoir Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~6 km
• Round Butte Reservoir Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~8 km
• G Newman Number 1 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~9 km
• Beecher Number 3 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
• Aybee Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
• Bob Number 6 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
• Beecher Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
• Schessler Number 10 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~11 km
• Needle Butte Reservoir Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~11 km
• Brooks Number 2 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~11 km
• Le Poidevin Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~11 km
• Bob Number 2 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~11 km
• Lee Number 12 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~12 km
• Smith Ranch 4 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~14 km
• Lee Number 11 Dam · lake · Rosebud · ~14 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Three Buttes

• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~130 km · Must-see
• Loaf of Bread Butte · viewpoint · Custer · ~149 km · Must-see
• Smoky Butte · viewpoint · Garfield · ~76 km
• Red Butte · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~141 km
• Montgomery Hill · viewpoint · Garfield · ~3 km
• The Big Hill · viewpoint · Rosebud · ~6 km
• Caladine Coulee · viewpoint · Rosebud · ~7 km
• Jacques Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~8 km
• Round Butte · viewpoint · Rosebud · ~9 km
• Black Hills · viewpoint · Garfield · ~9 km

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