Mount Jacob

Mount Jacob: 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 Jacob

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 Jacob — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.46530, 146.05817. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Jacob

• Lake Barrington · lake · Kentish · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Tor · viewpoint · Central Coast · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Roland Conservation Area · sanctuary · Kentish · ~23 km · Must-see
• King Solomons Cave · cave · Meander Valley · ~23 km · Must-see
• Marakoopa Cave · cave · Meander Valley · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Kentish · ~29 km · Must-see
• Artillery Knob · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mole Creek Karst National Park · sanctuary · Meander Valley · ~31 km · Must-see
• Overland Track section 1 · trek · Kentish · ~32 km · Must-see
• Smithies Peak · viewpoint · Kentish · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Cripps · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~34 km · Must-see
• Barn Bluff · viewpoint · West Coast · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ferndene State Reserve · sanctuary · Central Coast · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Charter · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackenzie · lake · Meander Valley · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Oakleigh · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackintosh · lake · West Coast · ~49 km · Must-see
• Guide Falls · waterfall · City of Burnie · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Jacob

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Jacob

• Mount Tor · viewpoint · Central Coast · ~18 km · Must-see
• Artillery Knob · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~30 km · Must-see
• Smithies Peak · viewpoint · Kentish · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Cripps · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~34 km · Must-see
• Barn Bluff · viewpoint · West Coast · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Charter · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Oakleigh · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Pelion West · viewpoint · West Coast · ~52 km · Must-see
• King Davids Peak · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Pelion East · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~54 km · Must-see

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