Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius: 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 Mount Vesuvius

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 Mount Vesuvius — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.97718, -111.11689. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Vesuvius

• Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tower Rock State Park · park · Cascade · ~72 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• Smith River State Recreational Waterway · park · ~15 km
• McKamey Dam · lake · Cascade · ~29 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Meagher · ~35 km
• Robin Hood Number 1 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~40 km
• Robin Hood Number 2 Dam · lake · Meagher · ~41 km
• Dogget Lake Dam · lake · Meagher · ~41 km
• Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest · sanctuary · Cascade · ~41 km
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~41 km
• Stoyanoff Dam · lake · Meagher · ~42 km
• Keep Cool Dam · lake · Meagher · ~43 km
• Keep Cool Reservoir · lake · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Vesuvius

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Vesuvius

• Kings Hill · viewpoint · Meagher · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Judith Basin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~101 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~120 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~123 km · Must-see
• Suicide Hill · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~125 km · Must-see
• Loco Mountain · viewpoint · Meagher · ~128 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~148 km · Must-see
• Pomp Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~150 km · Must-see
• Hidden Canyon · viewpoint · Cascade · ~41 km

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