Mount Hicks

Mount Hicks: 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 Hicks

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 Hicks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.03842, 145.74121. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Hicks

• Guide Falls · waterfall · City of Burnie · ~18 km · Must-see
• South Burnie Beach · beach · City of Burnie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rocky Cape National Park · sanctuary · Circular Head · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ferndene State Reserve · sanctuary · Central Coast · ~34 km · Must-see
• Savage River National Park · sanctuary · Waratah-Wynyard · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Tor · viewpoint · Central Coast · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Bischoff · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~59 km · Must-see
• East Devonport Beach · beach · City of Devonport · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Barrington · lake · Kentish · ~71 km · Must-see
• MacKenzies Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~6 km
• East Wynyard Beach · beach · Waratah-Wynyard · ~7 km
• Fairlands Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~8 km
• Smarts Hill · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~9 km
• Somerset Beach · beach · Waratah-Wynyard · ~10 km
• Cam River · river spot · City of Burnie · ~10 km
• Cam Park · park · Waratah-Wynyard · ~10 km
• Mount Myrtle · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~11 km
• Table Cape Lighthouse · beach · Waratah-Wynyard · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Hicks

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Hicks

• Mount Tor · viewpoint · Central Coast · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Bischoff · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Cripps · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mount Charter · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~81 km · Must-see
• Artillery Knob · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~91 km · Must-see
• Smithies Peak · viewpoint · Kentish · ~92 km · Must-see
• Barn Bluff · viewpoint · West Coast · ~97 km · Must-see
• Mount Black · viewpoint · West Coast · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mount Murchison · viewpoint · West Coast · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mount Oakleigh · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~110 km · Must-see

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