Desolation Peak

Desolation Peak: 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 Desolation Peak

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 Desolation Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.00245, -111.14801. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Desolation Peak

• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tower Rock State Park · park · Cascade · ~68 km · Must-see
• C. M. Russell Museum Complex · museum · ~72 km · Must-see
• St. Ann's Cathedral · church · ~72 km · Must-see
• Black Eagle Dam · lake · Cascade · ~73 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• Giant Springs State Park · park · Cascade · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~74 km · Must-see
• Smith River State Recreational Waterway · park · ~14 km
• McKamey Dam · lake · Cascade · ~25 km
• Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~37 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Meagher · ~39 km
• Mesaros Dam · lake · Cascade · ~40 km
• Robin Hood Number 1 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Desolation Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Desolation Peak

• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~100 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~116 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~122 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~129 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~133 km · Must-see
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~45 km
• Avalanche Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~47 km
• Needham Mountain · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~52 km

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