Local favourite peak · West Coast, Tasmania
Benson Peak
Benson Peak is a peak in West Coast, Tasmania.
Benson Peak: 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 peak: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Benson Peak
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 Benson Peak — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -41.69623, 145.95218. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Benson Peak
- Smithies Peak · viewpoint · Kentish · ~2 km · Must-see
- Overland Track section 1 · trek · Kentish · ~3 km · Must-see
- Artillery Knob · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~4 km · Must-see
- Barn Bluff · viewpoint · West Coast · ~5 km · Must-see
- Dove Lake · lake · Kentish · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Oakleigh · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~17 km · Must-see
- Mount Pelion West · viewpoint · West Coast · ~19 km · Must-see
- Mount Achilles · viewpoint · West Coast · ~23 km · Must-see
- Mount Thetis · viewpoint · West Coast · ~24 km · Must-see
- Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park · sanctuary · West Coast · ~24 km · Must-see
- Mount Cripps · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~25 km · Must-see
- Lake Mackintosh · lake · West Coast · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mount Pelion East · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mount Ossa · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~26 km · Must-see
- Pelion Gap · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~26 km · Must-see
- Mount Charter · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~30 km · Must-see
- Cathedral Mountain · church · Meander Valley · ~31 km · Must-see
- Lake Murchison · lake · West Coast · ~33 km · Must-see
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Benson Peak
- Smithies Peak · viewpoint · Kentish · ~2 km · Must-see
- Artillery Knob · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~4 km · Must-see
- Barn Bluff · viewpoint · West Coast · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Oakleigh · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~17 km · Must-see
- Mount Pelion West · viewpoint · West Coast · ~19 km · Must-see
- Mount Achilles · viewpoint · West Coast · ~23 km · Must-see
- Mount Thetis · viewpoint · West Coast · ~24 km · Must-see
- Mount Cripps · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mount Pelion East · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~25 km · Must-see
- Mount Ossa · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~26 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Benson Peak?
October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Benson Peak?
Nearby: Smithies Peak (viewpoint, 2 km), Overland Track section 1 (trek, 3 km), Artillery Knob (viewpoint, 4 km), Barn Bluff (viewpoint, 5 km), Dove Lake (lake, 5 km), Mount Oakleigh (viewpoint, 17 km).