Local favourite viewpoint · Carbon, Alberta
Porters Butte
Porters Butte is a viewpoint in Carbon, Alberta.
Porters Butte: 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 Porters Butte
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 Porters Butte — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 51.54132, -113.17664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Porters Butte
- Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~31 km · Must-see
- World's Largest Dinosaur · attraction · Drumheller · ~42 km · Must-see
- Gopher Hole Museum and Gift Shop · museum · Kneehill · ~51 km · Must-see
- The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site · park · Drumheller · ~67 km · Must-see
- Davey Lake · lake · Red Deer · ~75 km · Must-see
- Fyten Reservoir · lake · Kneehill · ~14 km
- Braconnier Reservoir · lake · Kneehill · ~18 km
- Bleriot Ferry · attraction · Starland · ~26 km
- Royal Tyrrell Museum · museum · Drumheller · ~35 km
- Midland Provincial Park · sanctuary · Drumheller · ~36 km
- Sunnyslope Sandstone Shelter · fort · Kneehill · ~42 km
- Strathmore Weather Radar · attraction · Wheatland · ~50 km
- Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park · sanctuary · Starland · ~52 km
- Michichi Reservoir · lake · Starland · ~56 km
- Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site · museum · Drumheller · ~67 km
- Carbon Valley Community Church · church · Carbon · ~8 km
- Fomer Catholic Church · church · Carbon · ~8 km
- Farmers' Exchange · museum · Carbon · ~8 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Porters Butte
- Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~31 km · Must-see
- Appleyard Coulee · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~17 km
- Orkney Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~24 km
- Horsethief Canyon · viewpoint · Starland · ~27 km
- The Rock · viewpoint · Kneehill · ~37 km
- Bolin Hill · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~51 km
- Home Coulee · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~53 km
- Sheep Coulee · viewpoint · Mountain View · ~66 km
- McConnell Coulee · viewpoint · Drumheller · ~67 km
- Raspberry Ridge Lookout, Kananaskis Ab · viewpoint · Wheatland · ~69 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Porters Butte?
October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Porters Butte?
Nearby: Horseshoe Canyon (viewpoint, 31 km), World's Largest Dinosaur (attraction, 42 km), Gopher Hole Museum and Gift Shop (museum, 51 km), The Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site (park, 67 km), Davey Lake (lake, 75 km), Fyten Reservoir (lake, 14 km).