North Range

North Range: 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 North Range

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 North Range — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.73572, 168.31940. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Range

• Mid Dome · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tara-māhitihiti / Mid Dome · viewpoint · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hokonui Hills · viewpoint · Southland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Eyre Mountains / Taka Ra Haka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Southland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Franklin · viewpoint · Southland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Takitimu Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~47 km · Must-see
• The Kepler Mire · sanctuary · Southland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Clifden Caves - Lower Entrance · cave · Southland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Clifden Suspension Bridge · attraction · Southland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pearl Harbour · beach · Southland · ~72 km · Must-see
• White Hill · viewpoint · Southland · ~5 km
• White Hill Wind Farm · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~5 km
• Wether Hill · viewpoint · Southland · ~9 km
• Castle Rock · viewpoint · Southland · ~10 km
• Lumsden Heritage Trust · museum · Southland · ~12 km
• Castle Downs Swamp · sanctuary · Southland · ~13 km
• Ram Hill · viewpoint · Southland · ~13 km
• Elbow Head · viewpoint · Southland · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of North Range

Other hill stations & viewpoints near North Range

• Mid Dome · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tara-māhitihiti / Mid Dome · viewpoint · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hokonui Hills · viewpoint · Southland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Franklin · viewpoint · Southland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Takitimu Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Titiroa · viewpoint · Southland · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mount Moturau · viewpoint · Southland · ~82 km · Must-see
• Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ōhekeia / Longwood Range · viewpoint · Southland · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ō-te-horua-a-Te-Puhituia / Mount Luxmore · viewpoint · Southland · ~86 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Southland

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