Local favourite viewpoint · Mount Isa City, Queensland
Mount Macarthur
Mount Macarthur is a viewpoint in Mount Isa City, Queensland.
Mount Macarthur: 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 Macarthur
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 Macarthur — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -20.81750, 139.53333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mount Macarthur
- Mount Isa Offleash Dog Park · church · Mount Isa City · ~16 km · Must-see
- Lake Moondarra Dam Wall · lake · Mount Isa City · ~33 km · Must-see
- Three Steps · waterfall · Mount Isa City · ~18 km
- Bottletree Hummock · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~29 km
- Lake Mary Kathleen · lake · Cloncurry Shire · ~33 km
- Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~47 km
- Rigby Falls · waterfall · Cloncurry Shire · ~48 km
- Wee McGregor Mine · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~55 km
- Contractors Quarters · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Mary Kathleen Cinema · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Mary Kathleen State School · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Basketball Court · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Single Men's Quarters · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Mary Kathleen Fire Brigade · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Store · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Recreational Room · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Library · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
- Coal Loading · fort · Cloncurry Shire · ~58 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Macarthur
- Bottletree Hummock · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~29 km
- Black Mountain · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~47 km
- Mount Burstall · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~68 km
- Boundary Hill · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~92 km
- Camel Rock · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~94 km
- Arthurs Hill · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~118 km
- Flat Top Mount · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~124 km
- Cinque Peaks · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~125 km
- Camel Hill · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~141 km
- Hampden Smelter Slag Heap · viewpoint · Cloncurry Shire · ~141 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Mount Macarthur?
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 Macarthur?
Nearby: Mount Isa Offleash Dog Park (church, 16 km), Lake Moondarra Dam Wall (lake, 33 km), Three Steps (waterfall, 18 km), Bottletree Hummock (viewpoint, 29 km), Lake Mary Kathleen (lake, 33 km), Black Mountain (viewpoint, 47 km).