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Castle Rock Lookout - QLD

Castle Rock Lookout

Lookout

Position

DEG: -18.200356 144.544397

DMS: 18º 12' 1.28" S 144º 32' 39.85" E

UTM: 55 K 7985908mN 240274mE

Altitude: 744.94m

Address & Contact

Mount Surprise QLD 4871

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Information

You are surrounded by granite outcrops; the surface of an exposed granite batholith. Notice that the granite boulders lie in layers and that they are rounded and cracked. The series of diagrams show how a buried batholith becomes exposed over time.Its surface cracks in the process, forming blocks which erode into rounded boulders such as those around you and Castle Rock in front of you.

PlaceID	481441

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Georgetown Airport at 20/07:30am EST

Distance from Castle Rock Lookout 107.6km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
25.7°C	22.5°C	37%	9.9°C	1012.5hPa	0.0mm	NE	17km/hr 9knots	19km/hr 10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Walkamin Research Station

Distance from Castle Rock Lookout 150.92km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.9	29.1	28.0	26.5	24.9	23.6	23.2	24.7	27.1	29.3	30.5	30.7
Mean Min. °C	20.3	20.5	19.6	18.1	16.2	13.9	13.0	13.4	14.8	16.7	18.5	19.8
Mean Rain mm	222.6	248.9	210.0	51.5	26.3	18.0	11.1	11.2	8.4	22.3	74.2	124.1