Mount Cecil

Mount Cecil: 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 Mount Cecil

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 Mount Cecil — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.58400, 170.92417. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Cecil

• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~25 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Basilica · church · Timaru · ~41 km · Must-see
• South Canterbury Museum · museum · Timaru · ~42 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Church · church · Timaru · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~51 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~71 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mount Blyth · viewpoint · Waimate · ~7 km
• Mount Studholme · viewpoint · Waimate · ~8 km
• Otaio Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waimate · ~8 km
• Mount Shrives · viewpoint · Waimate · ~13 km
• Jeanie Collier Grave Site Reserve · sanctuary · Waimate · ~13 km
• Pentland Hill · viewpoint · Waimate · ~14 km
• Macleod · viewpoint · Waimate · ~15 km
• Mount Airini · viewpoint · Waimate · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Cecil

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Cecil

• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~25 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~76 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~82 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~84 km · Must-see
• Benmore Peak · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~86 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mount John Observatory · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~95 km · Must-see
• Fox Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~105 km · Must-see
• Tarahaoa / Mount Peel · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~105 km · Must-see
• Ben Ohau Range · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~109 km · Must-see

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