Big Mountain

Big Mountain: 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 Big Mountain

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 Big Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.01659, -111.80665. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Mountain

• Madison Buffalo Jump State Park · park · Gallatin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~61 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~61 km · Must-see
• KOPR-FM (Butte) · attraction · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Our Lady Of The Rockies · attraction · Silver Bow · ~62 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~65 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~68 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~69 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~71 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~73 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lone Mountain · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~22 km
• Plunket Lake Dam · lake · Broadwater · ~23 km
• Chewh-toowh-too-peh Hill · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~24 km
• Frenchman Hill · viewpoint · Broadwater · ~25 km
• Cave Mountain · cave · Jefferson · ~26 km
• Cavern Exit · cave · Jefferson · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Mountain

• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~61 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elk Park Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~65 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~81 km · Must-see
• Pomp Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sacagawea Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~83 km · Must-see
• Naya Nuki Peak · viewpoint · Gallatin · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~84 km · Must-see

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