At Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain, the closest places to stay we found are 11 to 20 minutes on foot from a lift. The closest we found is Sun Valley Resort, about 15 minutes on foot from Half Dollar chairlift.
In summer Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain has 13 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts, 1 trailhead within about 4 miles, Sun Valley Lake 0.2 miles from the main base.
- 4lifts on the map
- 28mapped runs
- 620 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 6,570 fthighest point mapped
- 13bike trail sections nearby
- 1trailhead within 4 mi
- 0.2 mito the nearest named lake
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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8 places to stay
- 15min walk15min walk
Sun Valley Resort
Hotel · 1 Sun Valley Rd, Sun Valley, ID- To Half Dollar chairlift: about 15 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To Half Dollar chairlift: about 15 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
Food: Duchin Lounge, 20 ft
- 15min walk15min walk
Sun Valley Inn
Hotel- To Half Dollar chairlift: about 15 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To Half Dollar chairlift: about 15 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
Food: Duchin Lounge, 870 ft
- 1.0mi to a lift1.0mi to a lift
Knob Hill Inn
Hotel · 960 Main Street, Ketchum, ID- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.0 mi as the crow flies
- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.0 mi as the crow flies
Food: Grumpy's, 830 ft · Groceries: Atkinson's Market, 0.3 mi
- 1.1mi to a lift1.1mi to a lift
The Observatory Sun Valley, A Viceroy Resort
Hotel · 300 River Street East, Ketchum, ID- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.1 mi as the crow flies
- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.1 mi as the crow flies
Food: NourishMe, 610 ft · Groceries: Village Market, 500 ft
- 1.1mi to a lift1.1mi to a lift
Best Western Plus Kentwood Lodge
Hotel · 180 South Main Street, Ketchum, ID- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.1 mi as the crow flies
- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.1 mi as the crow flies
Food: NourishMe, 360 ft · Groceries: Village Market, 230 ft
- 1.1mi to a lift1.1mi to a lift
Limelight Hotel
Hotel · 151 Main Street, Ketchum, ID- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.1 mi as the crow flies
- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.1 mi as the crow flies
Food: NourishMe, 290 ft · Groceries: Village Market, 390 ft
- 0.9mi to a lift0.9mi to a lift
Tamarack Lodge
Hotel · 291 North Walnut Avenue, Ketchum, ID- To Half Dollar chairlift: about 34 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To Half Dollar chairlift: about 34 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
Food: Michel's Christiania, 130 ft · Groceries: Atkinson's Market, 580 ft
- 1.3mi to a lift1.3mi to a lift
Best Western Tyrolean Lodge
Hotel · 260 Cottonwood St, Ketchum, ID- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.3 mi as the crow flies
- To Half Dollar chairlift: 1.3 mi as the crow flies
Food: NourishMe, 0.3 mi · Groceries: Village Market, 0.3 mi
Summer at Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Nearest trailheadsLake Creek Trailhead (3.2 mi)
- Mountain bike trails13 mapped sections within about 2.5 miles of the lifts; difficulty is tagged on 13 of them
- Lakes nearbySun Valley Lake (0.2 mi), Hullen Meadows Pond (2.4 mi), Penny Lake (3.6 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Runs by difficulty on the map15 easier, 10 more difficult, 2 most difficult
- Cross-country (Nordic) skiing nearbyQuigley Nordic Trails (11 mi, 13 mi of trails)
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Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain?
We measured 8 places to stay around Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain in open map data. The nearest 2 are 11 to 20 minutes on foot from a lift, and the rest are farther out.
Is Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain worth a summer trip?
The map shows 13 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts; 1 trailhead within about 4 miles; Sun Valley Lake 0.2 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain go?
The highest point on our map is about 6,570 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 5,940 feet, a drop of about 620 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.