Haystack Butte

Haystack Butte: 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 Haystack Butte

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 Haystack Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.94693, -102.87936. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Butte

• Fort Sidney Historical Marker · fort · Cheyenne · ~29 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~33 km · Must-see
• North Sterling State Park · sanctuary · Logan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Julesburg Reservoir · lake · Deuel · ~24 km
• Julesburg #3 Dam · lake · Sedgwick · ~25 km
• Living Memorial Gardens · park · Cheyenne · ~28 km
• Cheyenne County Museum · museum · Cheyenne · ~29 km
• Northside Park · park · Cheyenne · ~30 km
• Lodgepole Creek · lake · Deuel · ~45 km
• Mount Vernon · viewpoint · Deuel · ~46 km
• Pony Express Nine Mile Station Marker · sanctuary · Deuel · ~46 km
• Sioux Army Depot (historic) · fort · Cheyenne · ~48 km
• Overland Trail Park and Museum · museum · Cheyenne · ~56 km
• Hadfield Island · river spot · Logan · ~64 km
• Julesburg Public Library · fort · Sedgwick · ~65 km
• The Depot Museum · fort · Sedgwick · ~65 km
• Chappell, NE · lake · Deuel · ~66 km
• Julesburg and Fort Sedgwick Historical Marker · fort · Deuel · ~71 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Butte

• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~107 km · Must-see
• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~116 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~117 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~121 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~132 km · Must-see
• Mount Vernon · viewpoint · Deuel · ~46 km
• Lookout Mound · viewpoint · Morrill · ~76 km
• McCuligan Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~79 km
• Barn Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~81 km

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