The Wedge

The Wedge: 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 The Wedge

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 The Wedge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.37632, -113.60832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Wedge

• Welcome Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~32 km · Must-see
• Georgetown Lake · lake · Lemhi · ~40 km · Must-see
• Beavertail Hill State Park · park · Missoula · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hellgate Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~56 km · Must-see
• Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness · sanctuary · Granite · ~59 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~68 km · Must-see
• Milltown State Park · park · Missoula · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Anaconda Smoke Stack State Park · park · Deer Lodge · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Missoula · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Daly Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~24 km
• Skalkaho Falls · waterfall · Idaho · ~24 km
• Burnt Fork Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~24 km
• Skalkaho Falls · waterfall · Ravalli · ~27 km
• Gleason Lake Dam · lake · Ravalli · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Wedge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Wedge

• Hellgate Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bitterroot Valley · viewpoint · Idaho · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Missoula · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Sentinel · viewpoint · Idaho · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Missoula · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Jumbo · viewpoint · Idaho · ~77 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~78 km · Must-see

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