Prater Mountain

Prater 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 Prater 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 Prater Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.30158, -116.80492. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prater Mountain

• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~24 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~37 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~43 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~45 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~47 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~51 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~61 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~62 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~65 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~69 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~69 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prater Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Prater Mountain

• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~62 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~81 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~95 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~96 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~97 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~98 km · Must-see

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