Three Buttes

Three Buttes: 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 Three Buttes

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 Three Buttes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.13192, -108.72459. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Three Buttes

• Lewis Dam Number 1 · lake · Petroleum · ~2 km
• Lewis Dam Number 2 · lake · Petroleum · ~3 km
• Jelly Bean Dam · lake · Fergus · ~5 km
• Baby Food Dam · lake · Fergus · ~7 km
• Arther Dengel Number 1 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~7 km
• Lewis Brothers Dam · lake · Fergus · ~8 km
• Dewry Dam · lake · Fergus · ~8 km
• Ducky Number 1 Dam · lake · Petroleum · ~9 km
• Warhorse West Dike · lake · Petroleum · ~13 km
• Graber Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~14 km
• Delaney Number 2 Dam · lake · Petroleum · ~14 km
• Eva Murphy Number 4 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~15 km
• Heble Dam · lake · Fergus · ~17 km
• Warhorse Dam · lake · Petroleum · ~19 km
• Eva Murphy Number 1 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~19 km
• Ruseteun Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~19 km
• Archer Number 2 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~19 km
• Cooper-Adams Number 4 Dam · lake · Fergus · ~19 km

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• West Peak · viewpoint · Fergus · ~91 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~108 km
• Eagle Child Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~111 km
• Birch Creek Hill · viewpoint · Blaine · ~116 km
• Beaver Mountain · viewpoint · Phillips · ~117 km
• Lion Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~120 km
• Spirit Woman Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~124 km
• Mouse Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~125 km
• Gumbo Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~129 km
• Chimney Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~131 km

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