Explore Mount Surprise, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Mount Surprise, 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 Surprise, 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 Surprise 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 Surprise.
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 Surprise |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Etheridge Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -18.22798 |
| Longitude | 144.3936 |
| Population | 349 |
| Density | 0.1 /km² |
| Area | 3603.5 km² |
| Elevation | 458 m |
| Postcode | 4871 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1355 km northwest |
Mount Surprise is a locality in the Etheridge Shire local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 349. The locality covers an area of 3603.5 km², giving a population density of about 0.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 458 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1355 km northwest of Brisbane. Mount Surprise is located at 18.2280°S, 144.3936°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4871. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Mount Surprise rises from the Queensland tablelands like a weathered sentinel, its slopes a study in ochre and muted green under the vast, indifferent sky. It lies 272.2 km west-north-west of Kirwan, QLD (from Kirwan, QLD: bearing 296°T), and is situated 46.4 km north-north-east of Einasleigh. The land here is a rough, honest country, where ancient granite outcrops stud the rolling terrain, softened by the persistent growth of eucalypts and ironbarks that shed their bark like shedding thoughts. Dust is a constant companion, a fine, red powder that settles on everything, lending a warm, earthy hue to the sparse homesteads and the hardy cattle that graze the sparse, sun-bleached pastures. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the resinous perfume of the bush, and in the late afternoon, the light spills across the landscape in molten gold, highlighting the subtle contours of the country and the tenacious spirit of its inhabitants.
This is a place where the echoes of a gold rush still whisper on the wind, a time when prospectors with calloused hands and hopeful eyes scoured these very hills for their fortune, leaving behind a legacy etched into the very grit of the land. Today, the economy of Mount Surprise is a hardy blend, with cattle grazing forming the backbone, the vast properties requiring a deep understanding of the seasons and the resilience to endure. Sapphire mining, too, has carved its niche, with the lure of these precious gemstones drawing a different kind of hopeful traveller to the region, seeking a spark of magic in the ancient earth. The pace of life here is dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, unhurried rhythm that encourages a quiet contemplation of the immense, untamed beauty that surrounds Mount Surprise.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Mount Surprise, 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 Surprise, in the Etheridge Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Mount Surprise includes the postcode (4871), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Etheridge Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very 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 Surprise 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. |