Skitwish Ridge

Skitwish 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 Skitwish 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.

Visiting Skitwish Ridge: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Skitwish Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.68335, -116.50455. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Skitwish Ridge

• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~9 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~23 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~27 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~36 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~39 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~46 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~50 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~52 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~53 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~55 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Skitwish Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Skitwish Ridge

• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~53 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~58 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jew Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~76 km · Must-see

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