Clay Butte

Clay 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 Clay 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 Clay Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.52656, -110.86685. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clay Butte

• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gallatin National Forest · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~63 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Manger Dam · lake · Meagher · ~7 km
• Hanson Reservoir Dam · lake · Meagher · ~16 km
• Springdale Colony Dam · lake · Meagher · ~16 km
• Alkali Lake · lake · Meagher · ~16 km
• Springdale Number 4 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~17 km
• Newlan Creek Dam · lake · Meagher · ~17 km
• Springdale Dam · lake · Meagher · ~17 km
• North Fork of Smith River Dam · lake · Meagher · ~18 km
• Lake Sutherlin · lake · Meagher · ~19 km
• Springdale Number 2 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~19 km
• Onion Head Dam · lake · Meagher · ~19 km
• Springdale Number 3 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~20 km
• Wertz Reservoir · lake · Meagher · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clay Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Clay Butte

• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~46 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~77 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~86 km · Must-see
• Pomp Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~87 km · Must-see
• Sacagawea Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~88 km · Must-see
• Naya Nuki Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~89 km · Must-see
• Crazy Peak · viewpoint · Sweet Grass · ~91 km · Must-see
• Ross Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~93 km · Must-see

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