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Decoy Hill - SA

Decoy Hill

Quartze stripes at the base of rock cairn, Decoy Hill.

Cairn at Decoy Hill

Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Position

DEG: -29.72184 138.133163

DMS: 29º 43' 18.62" S 138º 07' 59.39" E

UTM: 54 J 6708595mN 222673mE

Altitude: 62.43m

Place Type

Geography - Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Location

579.06kms North of Adelaide - Driving 645 km (7 hours 36 mins)

Address & Contact

Witchelina SA 5710

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Information

A stone cairn was erected here by Government surveyor Samuel Parry in 1858. It is just east of the Marree-Lyndhurst road and was an important navigational beacon for early travellers.

PlaceID	41384

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Marree Airport at 28/01:00pm CST

Distance from Decoy Hill 9.4km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
19.9°C	13.6°C	29%	1.4°C	1023.3hPa	0.0mm	WNW	24km/hr 13knots	32km/hr 17knots

Closest Climatic Station

Marree Aero

Distance from Decoy Hill 9.4km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	39.1	36.9	33.4	28.9	23.2	19.3	19.1	21.8	26.6	29.6	33.3	35.5
Mean Min. °C	23.0	22.3	18.6	14.1	9.0	5.5	5.1	6.8	10.9	13.9	17.9	20.1
Mean Rain mm	13.8	31.1	9.5	7.1	4.7	13.2	5.5	4.3	8.1	12.1	16.1	13.7