Sunset Falls

Sunset Falls: 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 waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Sunset Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

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 Sunset Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.56492, 170.38717. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Falls

• Murchison Glacier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount Conrad · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mannering Glacier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~5 km · Must-see
• Haeckel Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Hutton · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Hamilton · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Darwin · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~7 km · Must-see
• Malte-Brun · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Acland · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~9 km · Must-see
• Brodrick Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~9 km · Must-see
• Aiguilles Rouges · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~10 km · Must-see
• Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tasman Glacier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Elie De Beaumont · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Élie De Beaumont · viewpoint · Westland · ~13 km · Must-see
• De la Beche Ridge · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rudolf Glacier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Sibbald · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunset Falls

Other waterfalls near Sunset Falls

• Franz Josef Parking Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hooker Valley Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sharplin Falls · waterfall · Ashburton · ~103 km · Must-see
• Roaring Billy Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~121 km · Must-see
• Thunder Creek Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~122 km · Must-see
• Fantail Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~123 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Falls · waterfall · Selwyn · ~128 km · Must-see
• Haast Pass / Tioripatea · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~128 km · Must-see
• Whispering Falls · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~0 km
• Cascade Glacier · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~8 km

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