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Mount Whaleback - WA

Mount Whaleback

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -23.36245 119.68856

DMS: 23º 21' 44.82" S 119º 41' 18.82" E

UTM: 50 K 7413798mN 774856mE

Altitude: 629.29m

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Description

Address & Contact Edit

Newman WA

Phone: (08) 9175 2888

Email: newmanvc@bigpond.com

Web: https://newman.org.au/discover-newman/bhp-billiton-mt-whaleback-mine-tours

Information

The Mount Whaleback mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 6 kilometres west of Newman. The mine is majority-owned and operated by BHP, and is one of five iron ore mines the company operates in the Pilbara.
Mt Whaleback Mine Tours can be booked at the Newman Visitor Centre. There is a charge to do the tour ($44.00)

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

East Pilbara Diversion

Nearby Places (28)

Mount Newman Mines 0.86km
Radio Hill Lookout 3.83km
Radio 6MN (ABC – 567 kHz) Newman Transmission Site 4.01km
Ampol Foodary Newman 4.02km
Newman Visitor Centre 4.03km
Dump Point (Free) 4.05km
Newman 4.22km
Parnawarri Retail Centre 4.34km
Boulevard Shopping Centre 4.52km
Dunning's - Newman 4.58km
The Lodge Motel Newman 4.59km
WA Police - Newman 4.76km
Newman Hospital 4.94km
East Pilbara Arts Centre 5.12km
Yurlu Caravan Park Newman 5.37km
Shell Fuel Newman 5.53km
Kalgan's Rest 5.54km
Whaleback Village 5.64km
P Bay 5.83km
Parnpajinya 5.83km
Parnpajinya Community 6.08km
Newman Information Bay 6.64km
Newman Heavy Vehicle Parking & Trailer Exchange 7.28km
Western Ridge 7.48km
Homestead Creek 8.34km
Airstrip 8.53km
P Bay 9.12km
Pbay 9.35km

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Newman Airport at 23/03:00am WST

Distance from Mount Whaleback 12.78km SE

Temperature
5.7°C
Feels Like	1.1°C
Rel. Humidity	37%
Dew Point	-7.8°C
Pressure	1013.9hPa
Rainfall	0.0mm
Wind Direction	SE
Wind Speed	9km/hr 5knots
Gusts	9km/hr 5knots

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.7°C	1.1°C	37%	-7.8°C	1013.9hPa	0.0mm	SE	9km/hr 5knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Newman Aero

Distance from Mount Whaleback 12.78km SE


Mean Max. °C
Jan	39.4
Feb	36.9
Mar	34.7
Apr	31.7
May	27.2
Jun	23.1
Jul	23.0
Aug	26.0
Sep	30.3
Oct	34.8
Nov	37.3
Dec	38.9
Mean Min. °C
Jan	24.9
Feb	23.9
Mar	21.4
Apr	17.3
May	11.6
Jun	6.8
Jul	6.1
Aug	7.7
Sep	11.9
Oct	17.4
Nov	20.8
Dec	23.8
Mean Rain mm
Jan	62.7
Feb	76.3
Mar	40.1
Apr	19.4
May	17.1
Jun	15.2
Jul	14.9
Aug	7.5
Sep	4.4
Oct	5.6
Nov	12.3
Dec	38.0

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	39.4	36.9	34.7	31.7	27.2	23.1	23.0	26.0	30.3	34.8	37.3	38.9
Mean Min. °C	24.9	23.9	21.4	17.3	11.6	6.8	6.1	7.7	11.9	17.4	20.8	23.8
Mean Rain mm	62.7	76.3	40.1	19.4	17.1	15.2	14.9	7.5	4.4	5.6	12.3	38.0