Local favourite heritage site · Charters Towers Regional, Queensland
Midas Mine
Midas Mine is a heritage site in Charters Towers Regional, Queensland.
Midas Mine: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Midas Mine
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
Visiting Midas Mine: tips
- Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
- Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.
How to reach Midas Mine — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -20.09877, 145.31709. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Midas Mine
- White Mountains National Park · sanctuary · Charters Towers Regional · ~72 km · Must-see
- Dillons Knob · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~32 km
- Toomba Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Charters Towers Regional · ~36 km
- Toomba Lake · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~37 km
- White Falls · waterfall · Charters Towers Regional · ~49 km
- Black Mountain · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~51 km
- Red Falls · waterfall · Charters Towers Regional · ~60 km
- Great Basalt Wall National Park · sanctuary · Charters Towers Regional · ~61 km
- Golden Mount · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~61 km
- Lake Cargoon · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~63 km
- Reeves Lake · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~74 km
- Mount Hope · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~0 km
- Lolworth Diggings · fort · Charters Towers Regional · ~3 km
- Lolworth Creek Battery · fort · Charters Towers Regional · ~3 km
- Mount Stewart · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~23 km
- Great Basalt Wall National Park · sanctuary · Charters Towers Regional · ~24 km
- Lolworth Range · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~34 km
- Miners Lake · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~35 km
Other forts & heritage near Midas Mine
- Battery · fort · Charters Towers Regional · ~116 km
- Lolworth Diggings · fort · Charters Towers Regional · ~3 km
- Lolworth Creek Battery · fort · Charters Towers Regional · ~3 km
- Miners Memorial · fort · Charters Towers Regional · ~122 km
- POI · fort · Flinders Shire · ~127 km
- Unmarked Grave · fort · Flinders Shire · ~132 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Midas Mine?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Midas Mine?
Nearby: White Mountains National Park (sanctuary, 72 km), Dillons Knob (viewpoint, 32 km), Toomba Nature Refuge (sanctuary, 36 km), Toomba Lake (lake, 37 km), White Falls (waterfall, 49 km), Black Mountain (viewpoint, 51 km).