MT FWP

MT FWP: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit MT FWP

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 MT FWP — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.22735, -106.99425. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near MT FWP

• Tongue River Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dayton Community Hall · fort · Sheridan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Rosebud Battlefield State Park · fort · Big Horn · ~1 km
• Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~2 km
• Eagle Nest Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~2 km
• Half Moon Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~6 km
• Lower Indian Creek Reservoir Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~7 km
• Horn Mountain · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~15 km
• Shortys Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Tongue River Reservoir State Park · lake · Big Horn · ~25 km
• Crow Number 71 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~25 km
• Steinhelber Reservoir Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~25 km
• Crow Number 68 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~28 km
• H C Brown Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~29 km
• Tongue River Reservoir · lake · Sheridan · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of MT FWP

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near MT FWP

• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~106 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~110 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~116 km · Must-see
• Custer Gallatin National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~38 km
• Larison Swale · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~79 km
• Bull Elk Park Natural Area · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~79 km
• Rock Creek Roadless Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~109 km
• Bud Love Big Game Winter Range · sanctuary · Johnson · ~114 km
• Willow Marsh · sanctuary · Johnson · ~142 km
• Pompeys Pillar National Monument · sanctuary · Yellowstone · ~145 km

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