Local favourite viewpoint · Torres Shire, Queensland
Mount Ernest
Mount Ernest is a viewpoint in Torres Shire, Queensland.
Mount Ernest: 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 Ernest
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 Ernest — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -10.25586, 142.48329. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mount Ernest
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Thursday Island · church · Northern Territory · ~58 km · Must-see
- Green Hill Fort · fort · Northern Territory · ~59 km · Must-see
- Banks Peak · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~27 km
- Mount Augustus · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~30 km
- Moa Island · river spot · Torres Shire · ~31 km
- Moa Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~32 km
- Barney Island · river spot · Torres Shire · ~43 km
- High Island · river spot · Torres Shire · ~44 km
- Mount Abai · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~45 km
- Browne Island · river spot · Torres Shire · ~45 km
- Clarke Island · river spot · Torres Shire · ~47 km
- Warraber Island · river spot · Torres Shire · ~47 km
- Sue Islet · river spot · Northern Territory · ~47 km
- Poll Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~47 km
- Messum Rock · river spot · Torres Shire · ~49 km
- Green Islet · river spot · Torres Shire · ~49 km
- Badu Island · river spot · Northern Territory · ~50 km
- Badu Island · river spot · Torres Shire · ~51 km
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Ernest
- Banks Peak · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~27 km
- Mount Augustus · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~30 km
- Mount Abai · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~45 km
- Mulgrave Peak · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~51 km
- Horned Hill · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~52 km
- Carnegie Range · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~69 km
- Cody Hill · viewpoint · Northern Peninsula Area Regional · ~79 km
- Banks Peak · viewpoint · Northern Territory · ~25 km
- Tagen Hill · viewpoint · Torres Shire · ~37 km
- Mount Abai · viewpoint · Northern Territory · ~45 km
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Frequently asked
How is the weather and view today?
No visitor has reported the weather & road status for Mount Ernest yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Mount Ernest?
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 Ernest?
Nearby: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Thursday Island (church, 58 km), Green Hill Fort (fort, 59 km), Banks Peak (viewpoint, 27 km), Mount Augustus (viewpoint, 30 km), Moa Island (river spot, 31 km), Moa Island (river spot, 32 km).