Windy Butte

Windy Butte: 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 Windy Butte

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 Windy Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.43549, -112.02166. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windy Butte

• First Baptist Church of Montana · church · Lewis and Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanu-El · temple · Lewis and Clark · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Helena · church · Lewis and Clark · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Helena City Park · park · Lewis and Clark · ~22 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Cathedral · church · Lewis and Clark · ~22 km · Must-see
• Helena National Forest · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~23 km · Must-see
• Spring Meadow Lake State Park · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~25 km · Must-see
• Helena Montana Temple · church · Lewis and Clark · ~28 km · Must-see
• Helena Valley Reservoir · lake · Lemhi · ~32 km · Must-see
• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~39 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~41 km · Must-see
• Canyon Ferry Lake · lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Black Sandy State Park · park · Lewis and Clark · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hauser Dam · lake · Lewis and Clark · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gates of the Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~69 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Windy Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windy Butte

• Scratchgravel Hills · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mullan Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~39 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~70 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~81 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~90 km · Must-see
• Rogers Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~95 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~105 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~106 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~116 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~123 km · Must-see

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