Penney Peak

Penney Peak: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Penney Peak

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Penney Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.04079, -108.39984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Penney Peak

• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Chief Plenty Coups State Park · park · Big Horn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~61 km · Must-see
• Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial · fort · Park · ~75 km · Must-see
• Gyp Reservoir Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~7 km
• Teeples Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~7 km
• Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range · park · Carbon · ~8 km
• Petroglyph Canyon · fort · Big Horn · ~11 km
• Red Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~12 km
• Bad Pass Trail · fort · Big Horn · ~13 km
• Bar Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~14 km
• Southside Detention Dam · lake · Carbon · ~16 km
• Big Ice Cave · cave · Carbon · ~17 km
• Tony Island Spring · viewpoint · Carbon · ~17 km
• Big Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km
• East Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km
• Teeples Spring · attraction · Carbon · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Penney Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Penney Peak

• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~88 km · Must-see
• Coburn Hill · viewpoint · Yellowstone · ~101 km · Must-see
• Dead Indian Overlook · viewpoint · Park · ~105 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~112 km · Must-see
• Silver Run Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~113 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~114 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~115 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~117 km · Must-see
• Hopper Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~119 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~119 km · Must-see

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