Local favourite viewpoint · Garfield, Montana
Phillips Buttes
Phillips Buttes is a viewpoint in Garfield, Montana.
Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Phillips Buttes — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.02806, -106.58782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Phillips Buttes
- Dinosaurs Historical Marker · park · Garfield · ~57 km · Must-see
- Smith Ranch 6 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~1 km
- Bob Number 4 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~7 km
- Smith Ranch Number 5 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~7 km
- Bob Number 8 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~8 km
- Pluhar Number 2 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~9 km
- Petitt Dam · lake · Garfield · ~9 km
- Pluhar Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~10 km
- Mincoff Reservoir Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~11 km
- Smith Ranch 4 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~11 km
- Bob Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~12 km
- Smith Ranch 2 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~12 km
- Swayne Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~12 km
- Magnesia Dam · lake · Garfield · ~13 km
- Harmony Dam · lake · Garfield · ~13 km
- Smith Ranch Number 1 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~14 km
- Bob Number 2 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~14 km
- Bob Number 3 Dam · lake · Garfield · ~15 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Phillips Buttes
- Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~135 km · Must-see
- Smoky Butte · viewpoint · Garfield · ~63 km
- Spring Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~11 km
- Nighten Helser Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~12 km
- Myers Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~14 km
- Knudson Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~14 km
- Ogilvie Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~15 km
- Todd Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~16 km
- Flannery Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~16 km
- Artz Coulee · viewpoint · Garfield · ~16 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Phillips Buttes?
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 Phillips Buttes?
Nearby: Dinosaurs Historical Marker (park, 57 km), Smith Ranch 6 Dam (lake, 1 km), Bob Number 4 Dam (lake, 7 km), Smith Ranch Number 5 Dam (lake, 7 km), Bob Number 8 Dam (lake, 8 km), Pluhar Number 2 Dam (lake, 9 km).