Black Cap

Black Cap: 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 Black Cap

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 Black Cap — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.10978, 170.61642. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Cap

• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~30 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~35 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~36 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~37 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~44 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~63 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~66 km · Must-see
• Oteake Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~68 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~68 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Scout Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Cap

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Cap

• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~19 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~37 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~84 km · Must-see
• Poolburn Gorge workers' camp · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~87 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~90 km · Must-see

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