Square Butte

Square 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 Square 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 Square Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.30997, -108.21956. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Square Butte

• Stephen Number 1 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~14 km
• Jones Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~25 km
• Brown Buffalo Number 1 Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~27 km
• Roundup Sewage Lagoon Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~35 km
• Walker Number 1 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~38 km
• Gofara Number 3 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~38 km
• WB Goffena Number 1 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~39 km
• Montana Number 32 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~40 km
• Wild Flower Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~42 km
• Conservation Reservoir Dam · lake · Yellowstone · ~42 km
• Jamgo Number 1 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~43 km
• R P Griffith Number 1 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~44 km
• Naderman Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~45 km
• Hougan Number 7 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~45 km
• Hougan Number 6 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~45 km
• Sheepland Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~46 km
• Hougan Number 5 Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~46 km
• Skunk Retention Dam · lake · Musselshell · ~47 km

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