Black Buttes

Black Buttes: 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 Black Buttes

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 Black Buttes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.39455, -120.55979. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Buttes

• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~3 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tinker Knob · viewpoint · Placer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Buttes

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Buttes

• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Placer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~29 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~29 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Anderson Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~34 km · Must-see

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