Mount Florence

Mount Florence: 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 Florence

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 Florence — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -46.63628, 168.98449. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Florence

• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Waipapa / Slope Point · beach · Southland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Curio Bay · beach · Southland · ~12 km · Must-see
• SS Tararua · fort · Southland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Porpoise Bay · beach · Southland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Waipapa Point · beach · Southland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~16 km · Must-see
• McLean Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~36 km · Must-see
• Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tautuku Peninsula · beach · Clutha · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dog Island Lighthouse · beach · Southland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Purakaunui Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tiwai Point · beach · Invercargill City · ~59 km · Must-see
• Te Kanawera / Stirling Point · beach · Invercargill City · ~60 km · Must-see
• Awarua / Bluff Harbour · beach · Invercargill City · ~62 km · Must-see
• Queen's Park, Invercargill · sanctuary · Clutha · ~68 km · Must-see
• Anderson Park · park · Clutha · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Florence

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Florence

• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~43 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Anglem / Hananui · viewpoint · Southland · ~103 km · Must-see
• Hokonui Hills · viewpoint · Southland · ~105 km · Must-see
• Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains · viewpoint · Clutha · ~110 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~121 km · Must-see
• Ōhekeia / Longwood Range · viewpoint · Southland · ~123 km · Must-see
• Mount Allen · viewpoint · Southland · ~129 km · Must-see

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