Local favourite hill · Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia
Nilpena Hill
Nilpena Hill is a hill in Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia.
Nilpena Hill: 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 hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Nilpena Hill
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 Nilpena Hill: tips
- Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.
How to reach Nilpena Hill — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -32.37026, 140.54721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Nilpena Hill
- Radium Hill Mine · fort · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~9 km · Must-see
- Boolcoomatta Conservation Reserve · sanctuary · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~64 km · Must-see
- Maldingo Lake · lake · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~3 km
- Bimbowrie Conservation Park · sanctuary · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~60 km
- Maldorky Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~9 km
- South Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~11 km
- Hurd Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~11 km
- Bristowe Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~13 km
- Dene Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~16 km
- Dey Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~18 km
- Brown Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~21 km
- Peaked Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~23 km
- Scrubby Dam (dammbyggnad i Australien, South Australia, lat · lake · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~27 km
- MacDonald Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~28 km
- Goode Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~28 km
- Olary Rest Area · park · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~29 km
- Malcolm Dam (dammbyggnad i Australien, South Australia) · lake · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~29 km
- Aldockra Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~30 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Nilpena Hill
- Maldorky Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~9 km
- South Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~11 km
- Hurd Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~11 km
- Bristowe Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~13 km
- Dene Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~16 km
- Dey Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~18 km
- Brown Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~21 km
- Peaked Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~23 km
- MacDonald Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~28 km
- Goode Hill · viewpoint · Pastoral Unincorporated Area · ~28 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Nilpena Hill?
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 Nilpena Hill?
Nearby: Radium Hill Mine (fort, 9 km), Boolcoomatta Conservation Reserve (sanctuary, 64 km), Maldingo Lake (lake, 3 km), Bimbowrie Conservation Park (sanctuary, 60 km), Maldorky Hill (viewpoint, 9 km), South Hill (viewpoint, 11 km).