Mount Shady

Mount Shady: 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 Shady

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 Shady — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -24.30386, 132.24798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Shady

• Finke Gorge National Park · sanctuary · Macdonnell Region · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bowson Waterhole · lake · Macdonnell Region · ~17 km
• Mount Katapata · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~51 km
• Store · fort · Macdonnell Region · ~56 km
• Fireplace · fort · Macdonnell Region · ~56 km
• Old Police Station · fort · Macdonnell Region · ~56 km
• Lime Kiln · fort · Macdonnell Region · ~56 km
• Stockyard · fort · Macdonnell Region · ~56 km
• Gosse Bluff · attraction · Macdonnell Region · ~68 km
• Puka · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~68 km
• Mount Lewis · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~9 km
• Illara Rocks · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~17 km
• Mount Levi · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~23 km
• Mount Bowson · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~24 km
• Black Opal Hill · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~28 km
• Box Flat · lake · Macdonnell Region · ~28 km
• Tent Hill · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~28 km
• Areyonga Bluff · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Shady

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Shady

• Mount Sonder · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~110 km · Must-see
• Mount Giles · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~119 km · Must-see
• Serpentine Gorge · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~121 km · Must-see
• Mount Zeil · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~127 km · Must-see
• Mount Katapata · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~51 km
• Puka · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~68 km
• Palm Valley · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~79 km
• Tylers Pass · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~89 km
• Red Wall · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~120 km
• Redbank Gorge · viewpoint · Macdonnell Region · ~121 km

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