Big Craters

Big Craters: 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 Big Craters

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 Big Craters — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.44379, -113.56113. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Craters

• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~6 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~7 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~27 km · Must-see
• Baptist Community Church · church · Butte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~40 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~42 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Brocky Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Altair Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Standhope Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pegasus Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cobb Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Craters

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Craters

• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~13 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shelly Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Brocky Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Altair Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~66 km · Must-see
• Standhope Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pegasus Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~68 km · Must-see

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