Monument 489

Monument 489: 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 monument: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Monument 489

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Monument 489: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Monument 489 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 49.00002, -107.02734. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monument 489

• Grasslands National Park · sanctuary · Mankota No. 45 · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wood Mountain Post Provincial Historic Park · park · Old Post No. 43 · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wood Mountain Regional Park · park · Old Post No. 43 · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hunter Dam · lake · Valley · ~8 km
• Grimes Reservoir · lake · Valley · ~12 km
• Beil Dam · lake · Valley · ~13 km
• Brown Cow Dam · lake · Valley · ~13 km
• Chamberlain Dam · lake · Phillips · ~15 km
• Crow Creek Dam · lake · Phillips · ~15 km
• Frenchman Dam · lake · Phillips · ~19 km
• Barney Dam · lake · Phillips · ~19 km
• Chambers Dam · lake · Valley · ~20 km
• Frank Stuber Number 1 Dam · lake · Valley · ~21 km
• Dyncan Number 2 Dam · lake · Valley · ~21 km
• John Black Number 4 Dam · lake · Valley · ~22 km
• Canoe Dam · lake · Valley · ~24 km
• VR-57 Dam · lake · Valley · ~24 km
• Frank Jenson Number 1 Dam · lake · Valley · ~32 km

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• Sleeping Buffalo Rock · fort · Phillips · ~88 km
• Saint Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Park · fort · Willow Bunch No. 42 · ~120 km
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