Black Point

Black Point: 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 Black Point

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 Black Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.16665, -104.63163. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Point

• Nuhn Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~3 km
• Nuhn Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~4 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~9 km
• Fruit Dam · lake · Carter · ~10 km
• Larry Pilster Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~11 km
• Pilister Diversion Dam · lake · Carter · ~11 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~11 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 5 Dam · lake · Carter · ~11 km
• K and L McDowell Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~12 km
• Cockran Grazing Number 3 Dam · lake · Carter · ~13 km
• Pilister Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~13 km
• Square Butte Reservoir Dam · lake · Carter · ~14 km
• Dead Horse Point · viewpoint · Carter · ~14 km
• Wolf Point · viewpoint · Carter · ~15 km
• K and L McDowell Number 5 Dam · lake · Carter · ~16 km
• Arbuckle Dam · lake · Carter · ~17 km
• Pilister Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~17 km
• Lost Calf Detention Dam · lake · Carter · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Point

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