Skeleton Butte

Skeleton Butte: 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 Skeleton Butte

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 Skeleton Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.58519, -114.23281. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Skeleton Butte

• Shoshone Falls · waterfall · Jerome · ~17 km · Must-see
• Herrett Museum · museum · Twin Falls · ~24 km · Must-see
• Thousand Springs State Park · park · Gooding · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~72 km · Must-see
• Twin Falls Dam · waterfall · Twin Falls · ~12 km
• Twin Falls Intake Dam · waterfall · Twin Falls · ~13 km
• Twin Falls · waterfall · Jerome · ~13 km
• Hazelton Butte · viewpoint · Jerome · ~15 km
• KLIX-AM (Twin Falls) · waterfall · Twin Falls · ~15 km
• Dierkes Lake · lake · Twin Falls · ~16 km
• Dierkes Lake Park · lake · Twin Falls · ~16 km
• Caldron Linn · waterfall · Twin Falls · ~16 km
• Lower Salmon Falls Dam · waterfall · Jerome · ~17 km
• Shoshone Falls Observation Deck · waterfall · Twin Falls · ~17 km
• Murtaugh Lake County Park · lake · Twin Falls · ~18 km
• Snake River Canyon · viewpoint · Twin Falls · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Skeleton Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Skeleton Butte

• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~79 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~81 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~83 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~85 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~86 km · Must-see
• Smoky Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~93 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~102 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~106 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Elko · ~115 km · Must-see

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