Mount Herbert

Mount Herbert: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Herbert

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mount Herbert — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.13075, 175.32449. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Herbert

• Moutoa Gardens · park · Whanganui · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cooks Gardens · park · Whanganui · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sarjeant Gallery · museum · Whanganui · ~40 km · Must-see
• Whanganui Regional Museum · museum · Whanganui · ~40 km · Must-see
• All Saints' Anglican Church · church · Palmerston North City · ~44 km · Must-see
• Manawatu Estuary · sanctuary · Horowhenua · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bason Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Whanganui · ~53 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bushy Park / Tarapuruhi · sanctuary · South Taranaki · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Hickson · lake · Rangitīkei · ~1 km
• Lake Alice · lake · Rangitīkei · ~1 km
• Lake William · lake · Rangitīkei · ~2 km
• Lake Herbert · lake · Rangitīkei · ~3 km
• Lake Bernard · lake · Rangitīkei · ~5 km
• Lake Heaton · lake · Rangitīkei · ~5 km
• Lake Dudding · lake · Rangitīkei · ~6 km
• Saint Andrews Anglican Church · church · Rangitīkei · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Herbert

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Herbert

• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~78 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~87 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~104 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~105 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~114 km · Must-see
• Matemateaonga Range · viewpoint · Whanganui · ~120 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Manawatū-Whanganui

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