Mount Orr

Mount Orr: 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 Orr

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 Orr — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.74472, 170.62833. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Orr

• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~21 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~47 km · Must-see
• Oteake Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~59 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~66 km · Must-see
• Benmore Peak · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~70 km · Must-see
• Meyer · viewpoint · Waimate · ~4 km
• Station Peak · viewpoint · Waimate · ~6 km
• Tara · viewpoint · Waimate · ~7 km
• Mount Parker · viewpoint · Waimate · ~9 km
• Campbell Hills · viewpoint · Waimate · ~11 km
• Mount Welsh · viewpoint · Waimate · ~13 km
• Black Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Orr

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Orr

• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~55 km · Must-see
• Benmore Peak · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~70 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~88 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~91 km · Must-see
• Poolburn Gorge workers' camp · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~98 km · Must-see
• Ben Ohau Range · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~99 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~100 km · Must-see

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