Mount Britton, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Mount Britton, in the Isaac Regional local government area.
| Locality | Mount Britton |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Isaac Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -21.39493 |
| Longitude | 148.63045 |
| Population | 18 |
| Density | 0.0 /km² |
| Area | 398.3 km² |
| Elevation | 530 m |
| Postcode | 4742 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 809 km northwest |
Mount Britton is a locality in the Isaac Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 18. The locality covers an area of 398.3 km², giving a population density of about 0.0 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 530 m above sea level. It lies approximately 809 km northwest of Brisbane. Mount Britton is located at 21.3949°S, 148.6304°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4742. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Mount Britton rises from the Queensland landscape, a weathered sentinel against the vast, pale sky. It lies 64.0 km west-south-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 244°T), and is situated 22.0 km east-north-east of Hail Creek. Its flanks are a rough tapestry of dry eucalypt woodland and scrub, where the earth, a deep ochre, cracks under the relentless sun, giving way to patches of hardy grass that cling stubbornly to the slopes. The air here carries the dry, sweet scent of eucalyptus and a fine, almost imperceptible dust that settles on everything, a constant reminder of the land's enduring character. Distant ridges blur into the heat haze, their summits softened by a haze of blue, and the silence is broken only by the occasional chirrup of unseen birds or the whisper of wind through the brittle leaves.
The story of Mount Britton is etched into its very soil, a narrative of boom and bust deeply entwined with the land's mineral wealth. Gold was the initial lure, drawing prospectors and their dreams to this rugged terrain in the late 19th century, transforming the quiet bush into a bustling, albeit temporary, settlement. The echoes of those hurried days are still felt, a phantom tremor beneath the surface of the present, where the economy now leans towards cattle grazing, the vast properties stretching out from the base of the mountain, their fences a fine mesh across the ochre plains. The remnants of old mining tracks, faint scars on the landscape, still hint at the ambition that once pulsed through Mount Britton, a place that continues to hold its secrets close.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mount Britton, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Mount Britton, in the Isaac Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Mount Britton includes the postcode (4742), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Isaac Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mount Britton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |