Mount Bovis

Mount Bovis: 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 Bovis

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 Bovis — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.48263, 176.33808. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Bovis

• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~29 km · Must-see
• Te Aho-a-Māui / Cape Turnagain · beach · Tararua · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Tararua · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Central Hawke's Bay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star · church · Tararua · ~57 km · Must-see
• Castlepoint Lighthouse · beach · Masterton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~60 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~61 km · Must-see
• Te Angiangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Hawke's Bay · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mount Alta · viewpoint · Tararua · ~5 km
• Pukehou · viewpoint · Tararua · ~8 km
• Pukewhinau · viewpoint · Tararua · ~10 km
• Waihi Falls · waterfall · Central Hawke's Bay · ~11 km
• Waihi Falls · waterfall · Tararua · ~11 km
• Waihi Falls Scenic Reserve · waterfall · Tararua · ~11 km
• Mahoe · viewpoint · Tararua · ~11 km
• Mount McCartie · viewpoint · Tararua · ~12 km
• Taumataoteatua · viewpoint · Tararua · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Bovis

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Bovis

• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~60 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~83 km · Must-see
• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~95 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~103 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~104 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~111 km · Must-see
• Kōhinerākau / Kohinurākau · viewpoint · Hastings · ~116 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Manawatū-Whanganui

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