Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain: 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 Blue Mountain

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 Blue Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.40103, -116.64714. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Mountain

• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~31 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~33 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~46 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~47 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~49 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~60 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pacific Northwest Trail · trek · Boundary · ~63 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~63 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~64 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~69 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Bonner · ~71 km · Must-see
• Alvord Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blue Mountain

• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~46 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~82 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~88 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~89 km · Must-see
• Snowshoe Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~92 km · Must-see
• Blackwell Glacier · viewpoint · Bonner · ~92 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~100 km · Must-see

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