Mount Baker

Mount Baker: 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 Baker

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 Baker — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -39.71893, 175.82882. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Baker

• Paengaroa Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Forest Park · sanctuary · Manawatū · ~37 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~37 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~39 km · Must-see
• Te Onetapu / Rangipo Desert · beach · Ruapehu · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Ruapehu · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~67 km · Must-see
• Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star · church · Tararua · ~69 km · Must-see
• Waimarino Baptist Church · church · Ruapehu · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Central Hawke's Bay · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Tararua · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kaimanawa Mountains · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~75 km · Must-see
• Torere Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~2 km
• Utiku Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~4 km
• Orangitoea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~6 km
• Lake Poroa · lake · Rangitīkei · ~6 km
• Puherua · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Baker

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Baker

• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~37 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Ruapehu · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kaimanawa Mountains · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hauhungatahi · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mount Ngauruhoe · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~81 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~83 km · Must-see
• Kaweka Range · viewpoint · Hastings · ~84 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Manawatū-Whanganui

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