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Sir John Gorge - WA

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Sir John Gorge

Gorge

Position

DEG: -17.52971 126.21487

DMS: 17º 31' 46.96" S 126º 12' 53.52" E

UTM: 52 K 8059678mN 204291mE

Altitude: 271.57m

Place Type

Geography - Gorge

Location

742.18kms SouthWest of Darwin

Address & Contact

Mueller Ranges WA

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Information

Located in the Mornington Wildlife sanctuary. It's a 14 km 4WD along the Habitat Trail from the camp with low range required at Roy Creek due to blocky boulders. At the gorge the shiny quartzite rock forms terraces allowing an easier walk between the spinifex.

PlaceID	56516

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Fitzroy Crossing at 02/08:00pm WST

Distance from Sir John Gorge 100.07km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
29.4°C	30.7°C	66%	22.4°C	1004.4hPa	0.2mm	WNW	19km/hr 10knots	24km/hr 13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Fitzroy Crossing Aero

Distance from Sir John Gorge 100.07km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.7	36.5	36.4	36.5	33.0	30.1	30.7	33.3	37.2	39.8	40.7	39.1
Mean Min. °C	25.2	24.7	23.9	20.7	15.6	12.5	12.1	13.7	18.7	22.8	25.4	25.7
Mean Rain mm	165.9	173.8	127.8	33.3	11.3	9.7	6.7	1.2	0.4	18.5	30.1	122.6