Cone Ridge

Cone Ridge: 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 Cone Ridge

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 Cone Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.94279, 175.36923. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cone Ridge

• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tararua Forest Park · sanctuary · Carterton · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fernside Homestead · fort · South Wairarapa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Featherston Military Training Camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Featherston prisoner of war camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Akatarawa Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Longwood House · fort · South Wairarapa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Nga Manu Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Kāpiti Coast · ~35 km · Must-see
• Waikanae Park · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~35 km · Must-see
• Otaki Museum · museum · Kāpiti Coast · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rangiātea Church · church · Kāpiti Coast · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wairarapa Moana Wetland · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pharazyn Reserve · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mangaroa · fort · Upper Hutt City · ~37 km · Must-see
• Totara Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cone Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cone Ridge

• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Akatarawa Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~48 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Range · viewpoint · Lower Hutt City · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rangituhi / Colonial Knob · viewpoint · Porirua City · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Matthews · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~68 km · Must-see

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