Local favourite viewpoint · Mareeba Shire, Queensland
Mount Black
Mount Black is a viewpoint in Mareeba Shire, Queensland.
Mount Black: 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 Black
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 Black — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -17.39139, 144.97056. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mount Black
- Herberton Range Conservation Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~65 km · Must-see
- Hasties Swamp National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~68 km · Must-see
- Hou Wang Temple · museum · Tablelands Regional · ~68 km · Must-see
- Mount Hypipamee National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~68 km · Must-see
- Big Millstream Falls · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~73 km · Must-see
- Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park · cave · Mareeba Shire · ~74 km · Must-see
- Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~9 km
- Billing Knob · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~10 km
- Eight Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~18 km
- Giblets Peak · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~21 km
- Former narrow gauge railway crossing · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~28 km
- "Arthur Berlin" ore bins · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~30 km
- Fomer Brickworks · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~30 km
- Excelsior Pinnacle · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~30 km
- Wyndham Sandy Creek Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~31 km
- Loudoun Mill · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~31 km
- Loudoun House Museum · museum · Mareeba Shire · ~31 km
- Irvinebank · fort · Mareeba Shire · ~32 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Black
- Mount Quincan · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~81 km · Must-see
- Mount Bartle Frere (South Peak) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~112 km · Must-see
- Walshs Pyramid · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~116 km · Must-see
- Centre Peak (Bellenden Ker Range) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~119 km · Must-see
- Mount Carbine Tableland · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~136 km · Must-see
- Mount Tyson · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~144 km · Must-see
- Devils Thumb / Manjal Jimalji · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~146 km · Must-see
- Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~9 km
- Billing Knob · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~10 km
- Eight Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~18 km
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Frequently asked
How is the weather and view today?
No visitor has reported the weather & road status for Mount Black yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Mount Black?
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 Mount Black?
Nearby: Herberton Range Conservation Park (sanctuary, 65 km), Hasties Swamp National Park (sanctuary, 68 km), Hou Wang Temple (museum, 68 km), Mount Hypipamee National Park (sanctuary, 68 km), Big Millstream Falls (waterfall, 73 km), Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park (cave, 74 km).