Mount Turner

Mount Turner: 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 Turner

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 Turner — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.65726, 175.72397. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Turner

• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tararua Forest Park · sanctuary · Carterton · ~39 km · Must-see
• All Saints' Anglican Church · church · Palmerston North City · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Manawatu Estuary · sanctuary · Horowhenua · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Otaki Museum · museum · Kāpiti Coast · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rangiātea Church · church · Kāpiti Coast · ~63 km · Must-see
• Castlepoint Lighthouse · beach · Masterton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Featherston Military Training Camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fernside Homestead · fort · South Wairarapa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Tararua · ~75 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Central Hawke's Bay · ~75 km · Must-see
• Featherston prisoner of war camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mount Bowen · viewpoint · Tararua · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Turner

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Turner

• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Akatarawa Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~79 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~84 km · Must-see
• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~97 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~102 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Manawatū-Whanganui

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