Mount Surprise, QLD
The ‘Gulf Savannah’ is an interesting region to visit all year, however, during the monsoon season, transportation methods must be carefully considered, as some parts of the Gulf Savannah region suffer from a lack of road infrastructure.
Mount Surprise is a railway town on the Cairns to Forsayth Railway and is the first town within the Gulf Savannah encountered by visitors approaching from the east. It is a centre for gem fossicking with quantities of topaz, quartz, spinel, garnet, cairngorm and aquamarine to be found. Mount Surprise sits on the edge of an immense lava flow from an ancient volcano to the south east. The surrounding country is flat, wooded savannah grasslands, with isolated hills.
Distance From Brisbane (State Capital): 2,076 kilometres via Mount Isa and Normanton.
Nearest Airport: Cairns Domestic Airport and Cairns International Airport
Where to stay?
Experiences
- Caravan and Camping
- Nature based
Popular Activities
- Off Road Driving
- Bird Watching
- Bush Walking
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Swimming
- National Park
- Fishing - Estuary
- Fossicking
- Gold prospecting
About Mount Surprise
- Locality: Rural locality
- Mount Surprise Postcode: 4871
- State: Queensland
- Region: Outback Queensland
- Latitude: -18.1477
- Longitude: 144.3161
- Elevation: 457m
- Population: 169
- Median Income: $29900
- Area (Sq/km): 3613.136
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
