Local favourite viewpoint · Powder River, Montana
Dry Creek Butte
Dry Creek Butte is a viewpoint in Powder River, Montana.
Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek Butte — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 45.26832, -105.20554. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Dry Creek Butte
- Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~41 km · Must-see
- Sanburn Reservoir Dam · lake · Powder River · ~15 km
- Porch Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~20 km
- Vanettes Dam · lake · Powder River · ~21 km
- Giacometto Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~23 km
- Turnbull Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~24 km
- Russell Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~26 km
- Shipley Reservoir Dam · lake · Powder River · ~26 km
- Aldrich Dam · lake · Carter · ~26 km
- Kendrick Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~28 km
- West Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~31 km
- R Garst Number 2 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~31 km
- Belcher Mountain · viewpoint · Carter · ~31 km
- R Garst Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~31 km
- Velvet Dam · lake · Carter · ~32 km
- Gardner Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~32 km
- Rock Wall · viewpoint · Carter · ~33 km
- Schaffer Number 1 Dam · lake · Powder River · ~34 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dry Creek Butte
- Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~41 km · Must-see
- Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~100 km · Must-see
- Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~106 km · Must-see
- Loaf of Bread Butte · viewpoint · Custer · ~128 km · Must-see
- Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Harding · ~132 km · Must-see
- Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~133 km · Must-see
- West Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~31 km
- Belcher Mountain · viewpoint · Carter · ~31 km
- Rock Wall · viewpoint · Carter · ~33 km
- Greasy Hill · viewpoint · Carter · ~40 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Dry Creek Butte?
October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Dry Creek Butte?
Nearby: Terrett Butte (viewpoint, 41 km), Sanburn Reservoir Dam (lake, 15 km), Porch Number 1 Dam (lake, 20 km), Vanettes Dam (lake, 21 km), Giacometto Number 1 Dam (lake, 23 km), Turnbull Number 1 Dam (lake, 24 km).