Local favourite viewpoint · Tablelands Regional, Queensland
Mount Empress
Mount Empress is a viewpoint in Tablelands Regional, Queensland.
Mount Empress: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Empress
Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Mount Empress — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -17.36576, 145.36073. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mount Empress
- Herberton Range Conservation Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~14 km · Must-see
- Hasties Swamp National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~18 km · Must-see
- Mount Hypipamee National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~19 km · Must-see
- Hou Wang Temple · museum · Tablelands Regional · ~19 km · Must-see
- Malanda Falls Conservation Park · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~30 km · Must-see
- Mount Quincan · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~30 km · Must-see
- Curtain Fig National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~30 km · Must-see
- Curtain Fig Tree · attraction · Tablelands Regional · ~30 km · Must-see
- St Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Tablelands Regional · ~32 km · Must-see
- St Mark's Anglican Church · church · Tablelands Regional · ~32 km · Must-see
- Yungaburra Memorial Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~33 km · Must-see
- Tinaroo Falls · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~37 km · Must-see
- Crater Lakes National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~38 km · Must-see
- Maalan National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~39 km · Must-see
- Big Millstream Falls · waterfall · Tablelands Regional · ~41 km · Must-see
- Danbulla National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~45 km · Must-see
- Topaz Road National Park · sanctuary · Tablelands Regional · ~45 km · Must-see
- Euramoo Crater · lake · Tablelands Regional · ~46 km · Must-see
Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Empress
- Mount Quincan · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~30 km · Must-see
- Mount Bartle Frere (South Peak) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~61 km · Must-see
- Walshs Pyramid · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~67 km · Must-see
- Centre Peak (Bellenden Ker Range) · viewpoint · Cairns Regional · ~68 km · Must-see
- Mount Tyson · viewpoint · Cassowary Coast Regional · ~106 km · Must-see
- Mount Carbine Tableland · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~129 km · Must-see
- Devils Thumb / Manjal Jimalji · viewpoint · Douglas Shire · ~136 km · Must-see
- Eureka Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Mareeba Shire · ~23 km
- Bones Knob · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~23 km
- Mount Fisher · viewpoint · Tablelands Regional · ~36 km
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Frequently asked
How is the weather and view today?
No visitor has reported the weather & road status for Mount Empress yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Mount Empress?
October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Mount Empress?
Nearby: Herberton Range Conservation Park (sanctuary, 14 km), Hasties Swamp National Park (sanctuary, 18 km), Mount Hypipamee National Park (sanctuary, 19 km), Hou Wang Temple (museum, 19 km), Malanda Falls Conservation Park (waterfall, 30 km), Mount Quincan (viewpoint, 30 km).