Trident Meadows

Trident Meadows: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Trident Meadows

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Trident Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.78742, -113.17644. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Trident Meadows

• Sheriff Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~34 km · Must-see
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~39 km · Must-see
• Comet Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~47 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smelter Stack · attraction · Deer Lodge · ~52 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~56 km · Must-see
• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• World Museum of Mining · museum · Lemhi · ~67 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Silver Bow · ~69 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~70 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Hole Pass · sanctuary · Lemhi · ~71 km · Must-see
• Berkeley Pit · lake · Silver Bow · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~72 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~75 km · Must-see
• Trident Peak · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~2 km
• Foolhen Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Trident Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Trident Meadows

• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~39 km · Must-see
• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Hole Pass · sanctuary · Lemhi · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot National Forest · sanctuary · Ravalli · ~112 km · Must-see
• Welcome Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~124 km · Must-see
• Helena National Forest · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~142 km · Must-see
• Beaverhead National Forest · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~43 km
• Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Granite · ~48 km
• Big Hole National Battlefield · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~50 km

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