Monarch Mountain

Monarch 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 Monarch 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 Monarch Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.06107, -110.83217. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monarch Mountain

• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Dam · lake · Cascade · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~25 km
• Dawson Ranch Number 1 Dam · lake · Cascade · ~41 km
• Dordrecht Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~44 km
• Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~44 km
• Smith River State Recreational Waterway · park · ~44 km
• Doukhobors Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~44 km
• Antares Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~45 km
• Dramamine Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~47 km
• Mad Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~48 km
• Draco Dam · lake · Judith Basin · ~48 km
• Big Dumb Bunny Dam · lake · Cascade · ~48 km
• Sand Dollars Dam · lake · Cascade · ~51 km
• McKamey Dam · lake · Cascade · ~52 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Meagher · ~52 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Monarch Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Monarch Mountain

• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~34 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~113 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~126 km · Must-see
• West Peak · viewpoint · Fergus · ~129 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~130 km · Must-see
• LaBarge Rock · viewpoint · Chouteau · ~139 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~146 km · Must-see
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~25 km
• Avalanche Butte · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~75 km

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