Shadow Butte

Shadow Butte: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Shadow Butte

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Shadow Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.99800, -116.40598. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shadow Butte

• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~28 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Canyon · ~54 km · Must-see
• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~54 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~56 km · Must-see
• Treasure Valley Ball Park · park · Malheur · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ontario State Recreation Site · park · Malheur · ~57 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~57 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~57 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~58 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~58 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~58 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~58 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Boise · fort · Malheur · ~66 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shadow Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shadow Butte

• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~28 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~67 km · Must-see
• Malheur Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~74 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~113 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~115 km · Must-see
• Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern · viewpoint · Malheur · ~129 km · Must-see
• North Raker · viewpoint · Boise · ~130 km · Must-see
• Grandjean Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~131 km · Must-see
• Tohobit Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~134 km · Must-see

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