Sand Mountain

Sand Mountain: 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 Sand Mountain

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 Sand Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.92601, -116.57960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sand Mountain

• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~61 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~63 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~64 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~68 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~69 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~70 km · Must-see
• Little Sand Mountain · viewpoint · Latah · ~7 km
• Flynn Butte · viewpoint · Latah · ~11 km
• Moon Hill · viewpoint · Latah · ~14 km
• Potato Hill · viewpoint · Latah · ~16 km
• Benson Hill · viewpoint · Latah · ~16 km
• Cherry Butte · viewpoint · Latah · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sand Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sand Mountain

• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~53 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~70 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~91 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~97 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~101 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~104 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~113 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~113 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~114 km · Must-see

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