BE PREPARED ICE & SNOW, MOUNT WILLIAM IN THE GRAMPIANS
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Sep 4, 2025
Mount William
The tallest mountain of the Grampians National Park. A little over twenty kilometres drive from Halls Gap.
Mount William may be reached along the Halls Gap to Dunkeld road named Grampians Road. Drive from Halls Gap and pass Lake Bellfield.
Mount William is the highest point within the Grampians National Park at 1,167 metres or 3,829 feet in height. Three transmission towers are located on the summit of Mount William. The transmission towers were impacted by the Grampian bushfires of December 2024 and into 2025. Often in winter the towers are coated in ice or snow. A very steep sealed service road continues to the summit from the carpark. This road may be walked but is out of bounds for non-parks vehicle traffic. The Mount William carpark is about eight km from the Grampians Road turnoff. All sealed road and scenic views. The drive is ok for those that don't like heights.
Mount William Walk
Once at the carpark people can proceed on foot to the summit by following a very steep sealed service road just short of two km to the summit from the carpark. Usually, the walk is very cold in winter and hot in summer. No roadside shade is available walking to the summit. The summit walk is open year round and many take ninety minutes or so to complete the return walk. It's not uncommon for the summit of Mount William to receive winter snow. Views are to the plains of Western Victoria and to the nearby Major Mitchell Plateau which can be hiked taking many hours and planning.
Traveldriven
ENTER CLICK/TAP
DRIVE HALLS GAP TO
MOUNT WILLIAM CARPARK
VIEW FROM WINTER WALK TO THE SUMMIT
OF MOUNT WILLIAM
WALK FROM CARPARK ALONG
AUTHORISED VEHICLES ONLY
SEALED ROAD
MOUNT WILLIAM SUMMIT VIEW
TRANSMISSION TOWERS IN WINTER SNOW
TOWERS IN SNOW
DRIVING MOUNT WILLIAM
MOUNT WILLIAM CARPARK SUMMER
ALMOST COLD ENOUGH TO TURN INTO AN ICEBLOCK ON RETURN WALK LOL