Mount Alta

Mount Alta: 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 Alta

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 Alta — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.50431, 176.37576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Alta

• Te Aho-a-Māui / Cape Turnagain · beach · Tararua · ~26 km · Must-see
• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Tararua · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Central Hawke's Bay · ~50 km · Must-see
• Castlepoint Lighthouse · beach · Masterton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star · church · Tararua · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~65 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~66 km · Must-see
• Te Angiangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Hawke's Bay · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Bovis · viewpoint · Tararua · ~5 km
• Taumataoteatua · viewpoint · Tararua · ~9 km
• Dusky Hill · viewpoint · Tararua · ~10 km
• Panui · viewpoint · Tararua · ~10 km
• Mount McCartie · viewpoint · Tararua · ~12 km
• Flat Ridge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~13 km
• Pukehou · viewpoint · Tararua · ~13 km
• The Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~13 km
• Kereru · viewpoint · Tararua · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Alta

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Alta

• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~65 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~87 km · Must-see
• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~98 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~105 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~108 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~112 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~113 km · Must-see
• Kōhinerākau / Kohinurākau · viewpoint · Hastings · ~117 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Manawatū-Whanganui

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