Local favourite viewpoint · Etheridge Shire, Queensland
Mount Wheeler
Mount Wheeler is a viewpoint in Etheridge Shire, Queensland.
Mount Wheeler: 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 Wheeler
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 Wheeler — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -18.53833, 144.61083. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mount Wheeler
- Undara Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Etheridge Shire · ~29 km · Must-see
- Kinrara National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~48 km · Must-see
- Einasleigh Copper Mine and Smelter · fort · Etheridge Shire · ~68 km · Must-see
- Forty Mile Scrub National Park · sanctuary · Mareeba Shire · ~70 km · Must-see
- Goanna Spring Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Etheridge Shire · ~4 km
- Blacktop · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~40 km
- Lyals Falls · waterfall · Etheridge Shire · ~42 km
- Barkers Cave · cave · Etheridge Shire · ~42 km
- Bally Knob · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~42 km
- Collins Road Cave · cave · Etheridge Shire · ~43 km
- The Arch · cave · Etheridge Shire · ~44 km
- Stephenson Cave · cave · Etheridge Shire · ~44 km
- Stephenson's Cave · cave · Etheridge Shire · ~44 km
- Kalkani Crater Rim Walk · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~45 km
- Barkers Knob · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~46 km
- Atkinson's Lookout · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~47 km
- Circle View · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~48 km
- Flat Rock · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~49 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Wheeler
- Blacktop · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~40 km
- Bally Knob · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~42 km
- Kalkani Crater Rim Walk · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~45 km
- Barkers Knob · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~46 km
- Atkinson's Lookout · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~47 km
- Circle View · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~48 km
- Flat Rock · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~49 km
- Boomerang · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~49 km
- Commissioner's Cap · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~53 km
- Ague Peak · viewpoint · Etheridge Shire · ~54 km
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Frequently asked
How is the weather and view today?
No visitor has reported the weather & road status for Mount Wheeler yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Mount Wheeler?
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 Wheeler?
Nearby: Undara Volcanic National Park (sanctuary, 29 km), Kinrara National Park (sanctuary, 48 km), Einasleigh Copper Mine and Smelter (fort, 68 km), Forty Mile Scrub National Park (sanctuary, 70 km), Goanna Spring Nature Refuge (sanctuary, 4 km), Blacktop (viewpoint, 40 km).