Explore Mount Garnet, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mount Garnet, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mount Garnet, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Mount Garnet and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Mount Garnet.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Locality | Mount Garnet |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Tablelands Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -17.64159 |
| Longitude | 145.07132 |
| Population | 449 |
| Density | 0.9 /km² |
| Area | 504.7 km² |
| Elevation | 661 m |
| Postcode | 4872 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1363 km northwest |
Mount Garnet is a locality in the Tablelands Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 449. The locality covers an area of 504.7 km², giving a population density of about 0.9 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 661 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1363 km northwest of Brisbane. Mount Garnet is located at 17.6416°S, 145.0713°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4872. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Mount Garnet rests on a broad plateau, where the land rolls with a gentle, undulating grace, softened by a verdant cloak of pasture and scattered eucalypts. It lies 253.5 km north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 317°T), and is situated 44.9 km west of Ravenshoe. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a clean, crisp quality, tinged with the earthy scent of red soil and the faintest whisper of distant cattle. Ranges, softened by distance and haze, form a hazy blue backdrop to the west, their ancient shapes hinting at the geological forces that shaped this country. The sky overhead is a vast canvas, often a brilliant, unblemished blue during the day, transforming into a breathtaking spectacle of fiery oranges and soft purples at dusk, painting the scattered clouds with ephemeral beauty.
This place, Mount Garnet, has long been tied to the earth’s bounty, its history echoing with the clatter of pickaxes and the lowing of herds. Once a significant hub for tin mining, the echoes of that era are still discernible in the landscape, a subtle reminder of the deep veins of wealth that once sustained the burgeoning settlement. Today, the economy is largely woven into the fabric of pastoralism, with vast properties dedicated to grazing cattle, their movements dictating a slow, deliberate rhythm to life. The Atherton Tablelands, of which Mount Garnet is a part, is renowned for its rich agricultural lands, and while not as intensely cultivated as some of its neighbours, Mount Garnet benefits from the fertile soil and the generally temperate climate that allows for a variety of farming endeavours. Travellers passing through often remark on the quiet resilience of the place, a character forged by isolation and a deep connection to the land.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Mount Garnet, Queensland. 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 Garnet, in the Tablelands Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Mount Garnet includes the postcode (4872), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Tablelands 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.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 Garnet is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |