Split Butte

Split Butte: 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 Split Butte

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 Split Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.89963, -113.36945. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Split Butte

• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~33 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~38 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~43 km · Must-see
• Massacre Rocks State Park · park · Power · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~71 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~72 km · Must-see
• Whiskey Butte · viewpoint · Minidoka · ~5 km
• Bear Trap Cave · cave · Blaine · ~12 km
• Wapi Park · viewpoint · Power · ~14 km
• Pillar Butte · viewpoint · Power · ~16 km
• Crystal Ice Cave · cave · Power · ~17 km
• Creons Cave · cave · Power · ~18 km
• Lariat Cave · cave · Power · ~18 km
• Halogeton Reservoir · lake · Minidoka · ~20 km
• Mabel Reservoir · lake · Minidoka · ~20 km
• Bunting Reservoir · lake · Minidoka · ~24 km
• Mule Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Split Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Split Butte

• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~43 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~77 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~87 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~89 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~102 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~103 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~104 km · Must-see
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~104 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~104 km · Must-see

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