Blacktail Point

Blacktail Point: 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 Blacktail Point

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 Blacktail Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.09437, -114.04509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blacktail Point

• Bitterroot National Forest · sanctuary · Ravalli · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ross' Hole · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Ravalli · ~37 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~66 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~73 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Como · lake · Idaho · ~22 km
• Ravalli County Museum · museum · Idaho · ~24 km
• Shining Mountain Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~27 km
• Skalkaho Falls · waterfall · Ravalli · ~31 km
• Gleason Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~32 km
• Como Peaks · viewpoint · Idaho · ~32 km
• Daly Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blacktail Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blacktail Point

• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ross' Hole · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Ravalli · ~37 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~66 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~83 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~83 km · Must-see

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