Pole Ridge

Pole 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 Pole 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 Pole Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.52841, -113.42782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pole Ridge

• Beavertail Hill State Park · park · Missoula · ~30 km · Must-see
• Welcome Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hellgate Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~41 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~49 km · Must-see
• Milltown State Park · park · Missoula · ~63 km · Must-see
• Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site · park · Powell · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Missoula · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Idaho · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Idaho · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Missoula · ~70 km · Must-see
• Greenough Park · park · Idaho · ~71 km · Must-see
• Greenough Park · park · Missoula · ~71 km · Must-see
• Missoula Art Museum · church · Idaho · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church · church · Missoula · ~73 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lower Willow Creek Reservoir · lake · Idaho · ~11 km
• The Eyebrow · viewpoint · Idaho · ~15 km
• Wolling Wighter Dam · lake · Granite · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pole Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pole Ridge

• Hellgate Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Missoula · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Idaho · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Idaho · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Missoula · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~81 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~81 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~83 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~91 km · Must-see

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