Crane Point

Crane Point: 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 Crane Point

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 Crane Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.04379, -116.80433. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crane Point

• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~45 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~46 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~55 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Battlefield State Park · park · Whitman · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~66 km · Must-see
• Prospect Peak · viewpoint · Latah · ~3 km
• Mineral Mountain · viewpoint · Latah · ~8 km
• East Gold Hill · viewpoint · Latah · ~10 km
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Latah · ~11 km
• Nehchen Bluff · viewpoint · Benewah · ~12 km
• Farber Point · viewpoint · Latah · ~13 km
• Three Tree Butte · viewpoint · Latah · ~13 km
• Mission Mountain · viewpoint · Benewah · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Crane Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Crane Point

• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~41 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~82 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~85 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~88 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~89 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~104 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~113 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~125 km · Must-see

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