Simpson Ridge

Simpson Ridge: 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 Simpson Ridge

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 Simpson Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.18768, -117.49859. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simpson Ridge

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~66 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~75 km · Must-see
• Count Chute Ridge · waterfall · Garfield · ~2 km
• Bear Cave Ridge · cave · Garfield · ~3 km
• Sheep Falls · waterfall · Columbia · ~12 km
• South Tucannon Spring · attraction · Garfield · ~12 km
• Beaver Lake · lake · Garfield · ~13 km
• Deer Lake · lake · Garfield · ~16 km
• Big Four Lake · lake · Columbia · ~19 km
• Big Four Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~19 km
• Curl Lake · lake · Columbia · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Simpson Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Simpson Ridge

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~94 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~119 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~119 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~122 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~124 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~128 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~131 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~133 km · Must-see

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