Slate Point

Slate Point: 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 Slate Point

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 Slate Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.68908, -114.27953. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Slate Point

• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Ravalli · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ross' Hole · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~38 km · Must-see
• Big Hole Pass · sanctuary · Lemhi · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot National Forest · sanctuary · Ravalli · ~50 km · Must-see
• Magruder Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stripe Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~54 km · Must-see
• Painted Rocks Lake · lake · Idaho · ~2 km
• West Fork Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~4 km
• Jew Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~5 km
• Overwhich Falls · waterfall · Lemhi · ~20 km
• Overwich Falls · waterfall · Ravalli · ~20 km
• Falls Point · waterfall · Ravalli · ~21 km
• Irishmans Rock · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~22 km
• Steep Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~23 km
• Boulder Falls · waterfall · Ravalli · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Slate Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Slate Point

• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trapper Peak · viewpoint · Ravalli · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ross' Hole · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~38 km · Must-see
• Magruder Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stripe Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~78 km · Must-see
• Arctic Point Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Idaho · ~80 km · Must-see
• Freeman Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~81 km · Must-see

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