Clay Buttes

Clay Buttes: 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 Clay Buttes

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 Clay Buttes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.70691, -108.44149. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clay Buttes

• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~52 km · Must-see
• Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Moffat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur National Monument · sanctuary · Moffat · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mantle's Cave · cave · Moffat · ~59 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~62 km · Must-see
• Sand Wash Open OHV Area · viewpoint · Moffat · ~6 km
• Charcoal Likns · fort · Moffat · ~29 km
• Vermillion Falls, CO · waterfall · Moffat · ~33 km
• The Steps · viewpoint · Moffat · ~37 km
• Douglas Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~45 km
• Powder Mountain · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~51 km
• Upper Disaster Falls · waterfall · Moffat · ~52 km
• Cleopatras Couch · viewpoint · Moffat · ~54 km
• Signature Cave · cave · Moffat · ~54 km
• Wagon Wheel Point · viewpoint · Moffat · ~54 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clay Buttes

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Clay Buttes

• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~52 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~62 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~75 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~78 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~88 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~90 km · Must-see
• Red Rock · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~111 km · Must-see

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