Mount Charles

Mount Charles: 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 Charles

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 Charles — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.23117, 170.79025. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Charles

• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~13 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~24 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~26 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~47 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~58 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~60 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Church · church · Dunedin City · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~69 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~74 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Charles

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Charles

• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~74 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~79 km · Must-see
• Swampy Summit · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mount Cargill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~84 km · Must-see

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