Lightning Points

Lightning Points: 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 Lightning Points

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 Lightning Points — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.74491, -115.91487. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lightning Points

• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~40 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~52 km · Must-see
• Township Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~3 km
• Dworshak Reservoir · lake · Clearwater · ~6 km
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~7 km
• John Lewis Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~8 km
• Riverview Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~9 km
• Silver Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~11 km
• Bertha Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~12 km
• Gold Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~13 km
• Cougar Rock · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~13 km
• Dull Axe Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~15 km
• Benton Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~17 km
• Little Green Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~17 km
• Boehls Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lightning Points

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lightning Points

• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~40 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~102 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~104 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~124 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~124 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~129 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~135 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~137 km · Must-see
• Sex Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~138 km · Must-see

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