Mount Datson

Mount Datson: 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 Datson

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.

Visiting Mount Datson: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Mount Datson — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -22.78182, 140.38452. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Datson

• The Legend of Min Min Light · attraction · Boulia Shire · ~21 km
• Mount Ninmaroo · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~25 km
• Hamilton Hotel Ruins · fort · Boulia Shire · ~27 km
• Mount Unbunmaroo · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~37 km
• Warra Hill · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~46 km
• SIte of Police Barracks 1875-1884 · fort · Boulia Shire · ~46 km
• Kooree Yuppiree Waddi Tree Corroboree Ground · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~63 km
• Good Shepherd Catholic Church · church · Boulia Shire · ~63 km
• Robinson Park · park · Boulia Shire · ~63 km
• Grave of an unknown traveller · fort · Boulia Shire · ~64 km
• Boulia Outback Chapel · church · Boulia Shire · ~64 km
• Site of Min Min Hotel · fort · Boulia Shire · ~64 km
• Legend of Min Min Light · attraction · Boulia Shire · ~64 km
• Stone House Museum · museum · Boulia Shire · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Datson

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Datson

• Acacia Puece Waddi Trees · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~82 km
• Digby Peaks · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~96 km
• Cawnpore Lookout · viewpoint · Winton Shire · ~102 km
• Big Red Bluff · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~147 km
• Mount Ninmaroo · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~25 km
• Mount Unbunmaroo · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~37 km
• Warra Hill · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~46 km
• Kooree Yuppiree Waddi Tree Corroboree Ground · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~63 km
• The Bluff · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~104 km
• Mount Skipper · viewpoint · Boulia Shire · ~105 km

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