Stargaze Point

Stargaze Point: 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 Stargaze Point

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 Stargaze Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.01765, -115.63621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stargaze Point

• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~12 km · Must-see
• Boise National Forest · sanctuary · Boise · ~25 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Dam · lake · Valley · ~38 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~49 km · Must-see
• North Raker · viewpoint · Boise · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grandjean Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cony Lake · lake · Boise · ~56 km · Must-see
• Meadow Lake · lake · Boise · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Boise · ~56 km · Must-see
• Three Lake · lake · Boise · ~56 km · Must-see
• Elk Lake · lake · Boise · ~56 km · Must-see
• Limber Lake · lake · Boise · ~57 km · Must-see
• Oreamnos Lake · lake · Boise · ~57 km · Must-see
• McWillards Lake · lake · Boise · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tohobit Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~58 km · Must-see
• Upper Hanson Lake · lake · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Three Island Lake · lake · Boise · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blue Rock Lake · lake · Boise · ~58 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Stargaze Point

• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~12 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~49 km · Must-see
• North Raker · viewpoint · Boise · ~53 km · Must-see
• Grandjean Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tohobit Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~58 km · Must-see
• Warbonnet Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~59 km · Must-see
• Packrat Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~60 km · Must-see
• Monte Verita · viewpoint · Boise · ~60 km · Must-see
• Elk Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~60 km · Must-see
• Moolack Mountain · viewpoint · Boise · ~61 km · Must-see

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