Mount Ellen

Mount Ellen: 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 Ellen

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 Ellen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.74847, 171.01042. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Ellen

• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~4 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~5 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
• Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~49 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Basilica · church · Timaru · ~54 km · Must-see
• South Canterbury Museum · museum · Timaru · ~54 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Church · church · Timaru · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~61 km · Must-see
• Waimate Museum & Archives · museum · Waimate · ~4 km
• St Augustines Anglican Church · church · Waimate · ~4 km
• Knottingley Park · park · Waimate · ~5 km
• St Patrick's Basilica · church · Waimate · ~5 km
• Sanders Falls · waterfall · Waimate · ~8 km
• Sanders Falls · waterfall · Waitaki · ~8 km
• Green Hill · viewpoint · Waimate · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Ellen

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ellen

• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~77 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~78 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~100 km · Must-see
• Benmore Peak · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~102 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~105 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~107 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~117 km · Must-see
• Mount John Observatory · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~119 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~121 km · Must-see

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