Paunch Mountain

Paunch 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 Paunch 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 Paunch Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.28518, -115.89681. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paunch Mountain

• Kooskia National Fish Hatchery · park · Idaho · ~22 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~50 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~51 km · Must-see
• St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel · church · Idaho · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~61 km · Must-see
• Stanley Hot Springs · attraction · Idaho · ~61 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~70 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~70 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Forest · sanctuary · Idaho · ~73 km · Must-see
• Maggie Butte · viewpoint · Idaho · ~13 km
• Woodrat Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~19 km
• Mount Stewart · viewpoint · Idaho · ~21 km
• Walde Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~26 km
• Higgins Hump · viewpoint · Idaho · ~27 km
• Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests · sanctuary · Idaho · ~28 km
• The Horn · viewpoint · Idaho · ~28 km
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Paunch Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Paunch Mountain

• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~50 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~70 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Hump · viewpoint · Idaho · ~94 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~96 km · Must-see
• Magruder Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~131 km · Must-see
• Arctic Point Fire Lookout · viewpoint · Idaho · ~140 km · Must-see
• Devils Tooth · viewpoint · Idaho · ~145 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~146 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~147 km · Must-see
• She Devil · viewpoint · Idaho · ~147 km · Must-see

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