Deer Butte

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.10440, -111.18995. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Butte

• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~57 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~57 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~59 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tower Rock State Park · park · Cascade · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ryan Dam · lake · Cascade · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• Black Horse Lake · lake · ~70 km · Must-see
• McKamey Dam · lake · Cascade · ~18 km
• Smith River State Recreational Waterway · park · ~23 km
• Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~23 km
• Mesaros Dam · lake · Cascade · ~30 km
• Spaniard Dam · lake · Cascade · ~31 km
• Leveque Reservoir Dam · lake · Cascade · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Deer Butte

• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~61 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~104 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~112 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~125 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~141 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~147 km · Must-see
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~54 km
• Avalanche Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~56 km
• Hill 57 · viewpoint · ~60 km

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