Cairns Weather Radar (Saddle Mountain)
Cairns Weather Radar (Saddle Mountain) is a monitoring station in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. Cairns Weather Radar (Saddle Mountain) is situated nearby to the waterfall Barron Falls, as well as near the town Smithfield Heights.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rainforestation Nature Park and Barron Falls.
Rainforestation Nature Park
Zoo
Rainforestation Nature Park is a tourist attraction near Kuranda in Far North Queensland, Australia. Set on 100 acres in the midst of World Heritage rainforest, the park opened in 1976. Rainforestation Nature Park is situated 1¼ km southwest of Cairns Weather Radar (Saddle Mountain).
Barron Falls
Waterfall
Barron Falls is a steep tiered cascade waterfall in Kuranda, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. The falls are created by the Barron River descending from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain. Barron Falls is situated 2½ km southwest of Cairns Weather Radar (Saddle Mountain).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuranda and Smithfield Heights.
Kuranda
Photo: boblinsdell, CC BY 2.0.
Kuranda is a small town in Far North Queensland adjoining the Barron Gorge National Park. It's only around half an hour to drive from Cairns, and the scenic trip by train or SkyRail makes an extremely popular day trip.
Smithfield Heights
Town
Smithfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Smithfield had a population of 6,664 people. Smithfield Heights is situated 4 km southeast of Cairns Weather Radar (Saddle Mountain).
Caravonica
Suburb
Caravonica is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Caravonica had a population of 2,183 people. Caravonica is situated 6 km southeast of Cairns Weather Radar (Saddle Mountain).
Cairns Weather Radar (Saddle Mountain)
- Type: Monitoring station
- Category: building
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.8182° or 16° 49′ 6″ southLongitude
145.66295° or 145° 39′ 47″ eastElevation
656 metres (2,152 feet)Open location code
5RM75MJ7+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1004631416OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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