Mount Despair

Mount Despair: 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 Despair

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 Despair: tips

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

How to reach Mount Despair — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -23.79250, 150.81028. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Despair

• Rundle Range National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~29 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum · museum · Gladstone Regional · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Anglican Church · church · Rockhampton Regional · ~58 km · Must-see
• Queensland National Hotel · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~58 km · Must-see
• St. Christophers Chapel · church · Livingstone Shire · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tondoon Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~59 km · Must-see
• Barney Point Esplanade · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rockhampton Botanical Gardens · church · Rockhampton Regional · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rockhampton Zoo · park · Rockhampton Regional · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Archer National Park · sanctuary · Livingstone Shire · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cape Capricorn Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~69 km · Must-see
• North Rockhampton Borough Chambers · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kershaw Gardens · park · Rockhampton Regional · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fitzroy River Barrage · lake · Rockhampton Regional · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke's Anglican Church · church · Gladstone Regional · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bell Park · park · Livingstone Shire · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pindari Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Rockhampton Regional · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Despair

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Despair

• Mount Wheeler · viewpoint · Livingstone Shire · ~79 km · Must-see
• Curley · viewpoint · Gladstone Regional · ~24 km
• Cedric Mountain · viewpoint · Gladstone Regional · ~25 km
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Banana Shire · ~34 km
• Bens Knob · viewpoint · Banana Shire · ~39 km
• Broadmount · viewpoint · Livingstone Shire · ~45 km
• Crocodile Mountain · viewpoint · Rockhampton Regional · ~51 km
• Blackfellow Mountain · viewpoint · Banana Shire · ~53 km
• Auckland Point Lookout · viewpoint · Gladstone Regional · ~57 km
• Elizabeth Peak · viewpoint · Gladstone Regional · ~57 km

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