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Porcupine Gorge National Park - QLD

Pyramid Camping Area, Porcupine Gorge NP

View from Pyramid Lookout, Porcupine Gorge NP

Pyramid Lookout, Porcupine Gorge NP

Porcupine Gorge

Porcupine Gorge below.

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Porcupine Gorge National Park entrance

Murdered mailman burial site.

Flood waters have washed large holes in the rocks

Erosion in the rocks of the gorge

Porcupine Gorge

Porcupine Gorge National Park

National Parks,Reserves

Position

DEG: -20.397673 144.449966

DMS: 20º 23' 51.62" S 144º 26' 59.88" E

UTM: 55 K 7742446mN 233862mE

Altitude: 591.4m

Place Type

Reserves - National Parks,Reserves

Location

468.15kms South of Daintree - Driving 603 km (9 hours 27 mins)

Address & Contact

Porcupine QLD

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Information

About 70 km from Hughenden along a bitumen road. Call in at the two gorge lookouts then continue on to the Pyramid campground. The walking track is 1.2 km descending 120 m down into the gorge. Sculpted sandstone and swimming holes to cool off in before the climb back out.

PlaceID	65225

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Hughenden at 02/03:00am EST

Distance from Porcupine Gorge National Park 51.98km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
16.7°C	14.9°C	69%	11.0°C	1016.7hPa	0.0mm	ESE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Hughenden Airport

Distance from Porcupine Gorge National Park 51.98km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	35.2	34.9	34.1	31.8	28.4	25.7	25.7	27.9	32.2	35.1	36.2	37.1
Mean Min. °C	23.3	22.7	21.2	17.9	12.8	10.4	9.0	10.3	15.4	18.5	21.6	23.2
Mean Rain mm	142.6	82.4	30.3	23.4	6.6	20.9	13.4	10.0	9.7	15.2	53.5	84.8