Saunders Rim

Saunders Rim: 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 Saunders Rim

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 Saunders Rim — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.02208, -120.25732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saunders Rim

• Alkali Lake · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jew Valley · viewpoint · Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Paisley Five Mile Caves · cave · Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fossil Lake · lake · Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Summer Lake · lake · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see
• Summer Lake Hot Springs Bathhouse · lake · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wagontire Mountain · viewpoint · Harney · ~59 km · Must-see
• Four Craters Lava Bed Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Abert · lake · Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake (Oregon) · lake · Lake · ~65 km · Must-see
• Saunders Waterhole · lake · Lake · ~1 km
• South DC Waterhole · lake · Lake · ~9 km
• ZX Waterhole Number 2 · lake · Lake · ~11 km
• Legal Waterhole · lake · Lake · ~14 km
• Knob Waterhole · lake · Lake · ~15 km
• Poverty Corners Waterhole · lake · Lake · ~16 km
• Boilout Waterhole · lake · Lake · ~20 km
• Square Waterhole · lake · Lake · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Saunders Rim

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Saunders Rim

• Jew Valley · viewpoint · Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wagontire Mountain · viewpoint · Harney · ~59 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~77 km · Must-see
• Hager Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~79 km · Must-see
• Hart Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~88 km · Must-see
• Warner Peak · viewpoint · Lake · ~94 km · Must-see
• Gearhart Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~97 km · Must-see
• Yamsay Mountain · viewpoint · Klamath · ~113 km · Must-see
• Drews Gap Summit · viewpoint · Lake · ~120 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~126 km · Must-see

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