Mount Piton

Mount Piton: 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 Mount Piton

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 Mount Piton — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -20.11957, 57.62742. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Piton

• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Pamplemousses · ~7 km · Must-see
• St Francois D'Assise · church · Pamplemousses · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pieter Both · viewpoint · Pamplemousses · ~14 km · Must-see
• Maheswamath Mandir Temple · temple · Pamplemousses · ~15 km · Must-see
• Historical Ruins of Balaclava · fort · Pamplemousses · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sunset Boulevard Grand Bay · attraction · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Adelaide · fort · Port Louis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Le Pouce · viewpoint · Moka · ~17 km · Must-see
• La Cuvette Public Beach · beach · Rivière du Rempart District · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jummah Mosque · dargah · Port Louis · ~17 km · Must-see
• St Louis Cathedral · church · Port Louis · ~17 km · Must-see
• Aapravasi Ghat · sanctuary · Port Louis · ~17 km · Must-see
• Postal Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blue Penny Museum · museum · Port Louis · ~18 km · Must-see
• Le château du Réduit · fort · Moka · ~24 km · Must-see
• Trou d'eau Douce Marina · beach · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sunni Masjid · dargah · Plaines Wilhems · ~28 km · Must-see
• Île aux Cerfs · river spot · Flacq · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Piton

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Piton

• Pieter Both · viewpoint · Pamplemousses · ~14 km · Must-see
• Le Pouce · viewpoint · Moka · ~17 km · Must-see
• Trou-aux-Cerfs · viewpoint · Plaines Wilhems · ~31 km · Must-see
• Black River Peak · viewpoint · Black River · ~49 km · Must-see
• Le Morne Cultural Landscape · viewpoint · Black River · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount William · viewpoint · Pamplemousses · ~4 km
• Nicoliere Mountain · viewpoint · Pamplemousses · ~6 km
• Mont Nouvelle Découverte · viewpoint · Flacq · ~8 km
• Butte Aux Papayes · viewpoint · Pamplemousses · ~8 km
• Forbach Hill · viewpoint · Rivière du Rempart District · ~10 km

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