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Dreamworld
Australia's largest theme park on the Gold Coast with thrill rides, wildlife encounters, and family attractions.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Mount Cotton
Queensland, Australia · Oceania
About Mount Cotton
Mount Cotton is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cornubia, 44km from Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.
Mount Cotton is in Queensland, Australia, with about 6,700 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Cornubia, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Mount Cotton?
Within an hour or so of Mount Cotton: Dreamworld (27 km), Story Bridge (27 km), Warner Bros. Movie World (31 km), Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Mount Cotton?
The nearest famous roads are Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.
Where is Mount Cotton?
Mount Cotton is in Queensland, Australia, about 4 km from Cornubia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,729
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Queensland
- Timezone
- Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates
- -27.6333, 153.2333
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Australia
112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.
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Worth the detour from Mount Cotton
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Story Bridge
Brisbane's heritage-listed 1940 steel cantilever bridge over the Brisbane River, drivable on the Bradfield Highway and climbable on guided ascents for skyline views.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Warner Bros. Movie World
Gold Coast movie-themed park featuring rides and attractions based on iconic Warner Bros. films and characters.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast
Australia's premier water park on the Gold Coast featuring giant water slides, wave pools, and aqua-play areas.
32 km · about 35 min drive
famous road
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
A Gold Coast street circuit running along the beachfront and through the high-rise canyon of Surfers Paradise, host of Indycar and now Supercars. Ordinary beach-town streets off-season.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Surfers Paradise Beach
The Gold Coast's flagship beach with a long stretch of golden sand backed by a skyline of gleaming high-rises.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Mount Cotton
- 27 kmStory BridgeBrisbane's heritage-listed 1940 steel cantilever bridge over the Brisbane River, drivable on the Bradfield Highway and climbable on guided ascents for skyline views.
- 44 kmSurfers Paradise Street CircuitA Gold Coast street circuit running along the beachfront and through the high-rise canyon of Surfers Paradise, host of Indycar and now Supercars. Ordinary beach-town streets off-season.
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