Basalt Hill

Basalt Hill: 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 Basalt Hill

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 Basalt Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.84045, -116.78183. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Basalt Hill

• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~54 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~55 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~56 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~72 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~73 km · Must-see
• Turnbow Point · viewpoint · Latah · ~4 km
• East Moscow Mountain · viewpoint · Latah · ~7 km
• Spring Valley Dam · lake · Latah · ~8 km
• Rocky Point · viewpoint · Latah · ~9 km
• Moscow Mountain · viewpoint · Latah · ~10 km
• Granite Point · viewpoint · Latah · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Basalt Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Basalt Hill

• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~107 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~110 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~111 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~111 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~114 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~117 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~121 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~122 km · Must-see

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