mountain pass
Kuranda Range Road
Winding climb on the Kennedy Highway from Cairns up the Macalister Range to Kuranda, with rainforest lookouts over the coastal plain.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Queensland, Australia · Oceania
Mount Sheridan is worth a stop: 5 minutes from White Rock, 37km from Curtain Fig Tree.
Mount Sheridan is a town located in Queensland, Australia. With a population of 8,110, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Mount Sheridan sits in Australia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Australia/Brisbane time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mount Sheridan to your route.
Mount Sheridan is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Sheridan had a population of 8,678 people.
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Mount Sheridan is located in Queensland, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -16.9861 latitude, 145.7324 longitude.
Mount Sheridan has a population of approximately 8,110 people, making it a town in Australia.
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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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mountain pass
Winding climb on the Kennedy Highway from Cairns up the Macalister Range to Kuranda, with rainforest lookouts over the coastal plain.
18 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A strangler fig near Yungaburra whose host tree fell into a neighbour, leaving a 15-metre curtain of aerial roots hanging vertically to the forest floor. A boardwalk loops it in ten minutes.
37 km · about 45 min drive
coastal drive
The 75 km Cairns-to-Port Douglas run where rainforest meets reef: palm-fringed bays, Rex Lookout's Coral Sea panorama, and beaches lapping right at the roadside.
43 km · about 50 min drive
waterfall
Granite waterslides on the slopes of Queensland's highest mountain, where Josephine Creek pours over smooth boulders into a swimming pool. A 600-metre sealed walk from the car park south of Cairns.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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