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The Bench - WA

Aerial looking towards The Bench

Storm Front Xmas Day 2006

View from the Bench

The Kenworth on the Bench

Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Position

DEG: -17.16667 125.347801

DMS: 17º 10' 0.01" S 125º 20' 52.08" E

UTM: 51 K 8100496mN 749744mE

Altitude: 400.1m

Place Type

Geography - Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Location

787.64kms SouthWest of Darwin - Driving 1320 km (16 hours 6 mins)

Address & Contact

Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges (formerly) King Leopold Ranges
Gibb River Road

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Email: N/A

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Information

The Bench marks the eastern edge of the Wunaamin Miliwundi Ranges (formerly the King Leopold Ranges) on the Gibb River Road. It affords great views towards Imintji to the east and Bell Creek and Bell Gorge to the north. It is a bitumen jump up that begins just west of Bell Creek.

PlaceID	102876

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Gibb River Road

Nearby Places (12)

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Fitzroy Crossing at 19/03:30pm WST

Distance from The Bench 115.01km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
35.5°C	36.5°C	42%	21.0°C	1002.2hPa	0.0mm	ESE	17km/hr 9knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Fitzroy Crossing Aero

Distance from The Bench 115.01km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.7	36.5	36.4	36.5	33.0	30.1	30.7	33.3	37.2	39.8	40.7	39.1
Mean Min. °C	25.2	24.7	23.9	20.7	15.6	12.5	12.1	13.7	18.7	22.8	25.4	25.7
Mean Rain mm	165.9	173.8	127.8	33.3	11.3	9.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	18.5	30.1	122.6