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Deserts Gate - WA

Moon over Desert's Gate

Desert's Gate from western flank of Giles Breakaway

Boulder's to East of Desert's Gate from above gate

Desert's Gate from East

Boulders sitting adjacent to western side of Desert's gate

Desert's Gate from West

Desert's Gate on Carnegie's exploration map

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -28.287901 122.712997

DMS: 28º 17' 16.44" S 122º 42' 46.79" E

UTM: 51 J 6870871mN 471856mE

Altitude: 514.64m

Address & Contact

Great Central Road
Laverton WA 6440

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Information

Deserts Gate is part of the Giles Breakaway which was named by Frank Hann in 1905.
It is located along the southern portion of the eastern flank of the breakaway.

Explorer David Carnegie was traveling with Gus Luck when he named the gate on 10 May 1894, on his way back to Coolgardie from his first exploring and prospecting expedition.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Laverton at 14/12:11am WST

Distance from Deserts Gate 45.9km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
20.2°C	17.0°C	64%	13.2°C	1011.0hPa	-mm	ESE	22km/hr 12knots	30km/hr 16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Laverton Aero

Distance from Deserts Gate 45.9km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	35.6	33.7	30.3	26.6	22.1	18.3	18.3	20.6	24.4	28.1	30.9	33.3
Mean Min. °C	21.5	20.7	18.1	14.9	10.5	6.9	5.9	7.1	10.3	14.1	16.9	19.5
Mean Rain mm	42.6	63.6	37.5	18.4	14.3	15.7	17.8	9.2	7.7	13.8	20.9	28.5