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Cape York (The Tip) - QLD

Cape York (The Tip)

Cape York

Pajinka, Cape York (The Tip)

Directions plaque at the summit of the Cape York Headland

The climb up from the car park to the headland

Aerial Photo of the Tip of Cape York

Wild and windy

View south down eastern side of Tip

York Island north of the Tip

Cape York

Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -10.687204 142.531541

DMS: 10º 41' 13.94" S 142º 31' 53.54" E

UTM: 54 L 8818191mN 667504mE

Altitude: 6.03m

Place Type

Geography - Cape,Headland,Point

Location

685.39kms NorthWest of Daintree - Driving 960 km (23 hours 4 mins)

Address & Contact

Somerset QLD

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Information

A lovely 2 km return walk to the very top of mainland Australia. The track climbs onto a ridge which gives views in all directions before the descent to the sign at the Tip. At low tide the return walk can be via the pretty Frangipani Beach.

PlaceID	28631

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Cape York - Seisia to the Tip

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Horn Island at 14/03:00pm EST

Distance from Cape York (The Tip) 28.75km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
26.2°C	29.3°C	88%	24.1°C	1009.5hPa	0.0mm	W	15km/hr 8knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Horn Island

Distance from Cape York (The Tip) 28.75km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.9	30.5	30.4	30.4	29.9	29.3	28.8	29.0	30.1	31.0	31.9	31.8
Mean Min. °C	25.1	25.0	25.0	25.2	24.7	23.9	23.1	22.9	23.8	24.8	25.7	25.7
Mean Rain mm	387.5	467.0	358.2	228.0	71.3	15.8	8.3	5.5	6.3	16.9	49.1	191.5