Candle Mountain

Candle Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Candle Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Candle Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -26.81306, 152.85389. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Candle Mountain

• Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Beerwah · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dularcha National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Coonowrin · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~14 km · Must-see
• Landsborough Shire's Historical Museum · museum · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~14 km · Must-see
• Australia Zoo · park · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Ngungun · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~16 km · Must-see
• Glass House Mountains National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~16 km · Must-see
• Baroon Pocket Dam · lake · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bellthorpe Conservation Park · sanctuary · City of Moreton Bay · ~19 km · Must-see
• Woodford Folk Festival · attraction · City of Moreton Bay · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kondallila Falls National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Tibrogargan · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~20 km · Must-see
• Eudlo Creek National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~20 km · Must-see
• Palmwoods Piccabeen Green · park · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~22 km · Must-see
• Triunia National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mapleton Falls National Park · sanctuary · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Candle Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Candle Mountain

• Mount Beerwah · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Coonowrin · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Ngungun · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Tibrogargan · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kiels Mountain · viewpoint · Sunshine Coast Regional · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Cooroora · viewpoint · Noosa Shire · ~61 km · Must-see
• Enoggera Hill · viewpoint · City of Brisbane · ~87 km · Must-see
• Whites Hill Reserve · viewpoint · City of Brisbane · ~101 km · Must-see
• Mount Thompson · viewpoint · City of Brisbane · ~103 km · Must-see

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