Emerald Butte

Emerald Butte: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Emerald Butte

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Emerald Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.01463, -116.38794. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerald Butte

• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~45 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~54 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~59 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~70 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~71 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~74 km · Must-see
• West Emerald · viewpoint · Latah · ~3 km
• Willow Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~5 km
• Sunset Mountain · viewpoint · Benewah · ~6 km
• Bechtel Butte · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~7 km
• Cedar Butte · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~8 km
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Benewah · ~10 km
• Clarkia Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~11 km
• Nakarna Mountain · viewpoint · Benewah · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Emerald Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Emerald Butte

• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~45 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~73 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~85 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~103 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~105 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~112 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~116 km · Must-see

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