Rock Benchmark

Rock Benchmark: 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 Rock Benchmark

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 Rock Benchmark — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.01372, -115.56963. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Benchmark

• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~9 km · Must-see
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• Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~52 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sunflower Hot Springs · attraction · Valley · ~69 km · Must-see
• Parks Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~6 km
• Van Meter Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~7 km
• Savage Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~9 km
• Profile Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~12 km
• Golden Gate Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
• Big Creek Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
• Willson Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~14 km
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~15 km
• Greeley Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~17 km
• Sawpit Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~18 km

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