Mount Ida

Mount Ida: 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 Ida

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 Ida — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -17.37972, 145.39528. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Ida

• Herberton Range Conservation Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Hypipamee National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hasties Swamp National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hou Wang Temple · museum · Tablelands Regional · ~17 km · Must-see
• Malanda Falls Conservation Park · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Quincan · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
• Curtain Fig National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
• Curtain Fig Tree · attraction · Tablelands Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Tablelands Regional · ~29 km · Must-see
• St Mark's Anglican Church · church · Tablelands Regional · ~29 km · Must-see
• Yungaburra Memorial Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~30 km · Must-see
• Maalan National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• Crater Lakes National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tinaroo Falls · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Millstream Falls · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~38 km · Must-see
• Topaz Road National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~41 km · Must-see
• Danbulla National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~43 km · Must-see
• Euramoo Crater · lake · Tablelands Regional · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Ida

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ida

• Mount Quincan · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Bartle Frere (South Peak) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~56 km · Must-see
• Centre Peak (Bellenden Ker Range) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~64 km · Must-see
• Walshs Pyramid · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Tyson · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mount Carbine Tableland · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~132 km · Must-see
• Devils Thumb / Manjal Jimalji · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~139 km · Must-see
• Bones Knob · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~24 km
• Eureka Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~28 km
• Mount Fisher · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~32 km

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