Turtle Butte

Turtle 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 Turtle 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 Turtle Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.08022, -111.54469. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Butte

• Tower Rock State Park · park · Cascade · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~39 km · Must-see
• Holter Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Sandy State Park · park · Lewis and Clark · ~56 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~62 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~63 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~64 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~64 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~67 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~69 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mesaros Dam · lake · Cascade · ~13 km
• Spring Creek Lake Dam · lake · Cascade · ~14 km
• McKamey Dam · lake · Cascade · ~16 km
• Hound Creek Dam · lake · Cascade · ~17 km
• Dana-Cameron Ranch Dam · lake · Cascade · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Turtle Butte

• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~76 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~78 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~88 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~95 km · Must-see
• Scapegoat Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~125 km · Must-see
• Ear Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~149 km · Must-see
• Avalanche Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~45 km
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Lewis and Clark · ~50 km
• Needham Mountain · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~53 km

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