Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain: 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 Haystack Mountain

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 Haystack Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.14132, -112.32640. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Mountain

• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~19 km · Must-see
• KOPR-FM (Butte) · attraction · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Our Lady Of The Rockies · attraction · Silver Bow · ~23 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~25 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~27 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~29 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~56 km · Must-see
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~57 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~57 km · Must-see
• Helena National Forest · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~58 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Helena City Park · park · Lewis and Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Montana · church · Lewis and Clark · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Helena · church · Lewis and Clark · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Mountain

• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~19 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~56 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~69 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sheriff Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~94 km · Must-see
• Alder Gulch · viewpoint · Fremont · ~116 km · Must-see

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