Plata Col

Plata Col: 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 Plata Col

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 Plata Col — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.54467, 170.66992. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Plata Col

• Mount Chevalier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~4 km · Must-see
• Alma · viewpoint · Timaru · ~6 km · Must-see
• Achilles Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Ross · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~7 km · Must-see
• The Thumbs · viewpoint · Timaru · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Forbes · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Sibbald · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~12 km · Must-see
• Two Thumb Range · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount D'Archiac · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Timaru · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Wolseley · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Sunday · viewpoint · Ashburton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Acland · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Loughnan · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Conrad · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Potts · viewpoint · Ashburton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Butler Range · viewpoint · Westland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Brodrick Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Plata Col

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Plata Col

• Mount Chevalier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~4 km · Must-see
• Alma · viewpoint · Timaru · ~6 km · Must-see
• Achilles Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Ross · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~7 km · Must-see
• The Thumbs · viewpoint · Timaru · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Forbes · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Sibbald · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~12 km · Must-see
• Two Thumb Range · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount D'Archiac · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Wolseley · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~22 km · Must-see

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