Jackknife Peak

Jackknife Peak: 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 peak: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Jackknife Peak

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 Jackknife Peak — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.88820, -116.44447. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackknife Peak

• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~16 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~29 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~38 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~41 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~42 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~52 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~54 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackknife Peak

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jackknife Peak

• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~52 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jew Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~70 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~71 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~75 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~76 km · Must-see

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