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Yellow Gums Camp - VIC

Yellow Gums Ex Army Camp

Free Camp

Position

DEG: -35.40871 141.158325

DMS: 35º 24' 31.36" S 141º 09' 29.97" E

UTM: 54 H 6081620mN 514375mE

Altitude: 90.99m

Address & Contact

Cactus Bore Track
Big Desert VIC 3490

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Information

Large shady area used by the army during WW2 to train the AIF in desert conditions and acclimatise them to desert conditions.
BBQ, picnic tables, fire pit.

Located in the far north of Big Desert State Forest along the Cactus Bore Track.
Refer to the supplied ExplorOz "Border Track" Trek note for a downloadable route through this area or if using our website refer to the "Additional Files" to view the PDF 4WD Touring Map of Big Desert.

PlaceID	229791

Additional Files (1)

Big Desert State Forest 4WD Touring Map (2416.6kb)

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Border Track

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Lameroo AWS at 19/05:00pm CDT

Distance from Yellow Gums Camp 56.31km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
29.8°C	25.2°C	16%	1.3°C	1006.1hPa	0.0mm	NW	15km/hr 8knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Lameroo Comparison

Distance from Yellow Gums Camp 58.74km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.9	30.5	27.6	22.9	18.6	15.6	15.0	16.4	19.4	22.6	26.2	28.9
Mean Min. °C	13.4	13.6	11.5	9.0	7.0	5.1	4.4	4.8	6.0	7.8	10.1	12.1
Mean Rain mm	19.6	21.8	18.8	27.0	39.4	40.6	41.2	44.1	41.7	36.9	27.1	24.9