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Cape York - QLD

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: -10.68839 142.530869

DMS: 10º 41' 18.2" S 142º 31' 51.13" E

UTM: 54 L 8818060mN 667430mE

Altitude: 8.98m

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 01/10:30pm EST

Distance from Cape York 28.73km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
26.7°C	28.9°C	85%	24.0°C	1010.9hPa	0.0mm	SSE	19km/hr 10knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Horn Island

Distance from Cape York 28.73km 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