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The Best Attractions In Porongurup

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Porongurup is the name of a small mountain range in the Shire of Plantagenet in Western Australia and of a small village on the northern slopes of the range. At the 2006 census, Porongurup had a population of 370.The name is derived from the Aboriginal place-name, and consequently arrived with no spelling as such. A common alternate spelling is Porongorup and while some maps still show this spelling, state government signs around the town use Porongurup, as does the promotion association for the region. The range includes Castle Rock, a popular climbing destination, and the Devils Slide.
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  • 3. Castle Rock Estate Porongurup
    Castle Rock Estate is an Australian winery based at Porongurup, in the Great Southern wine region of Western Australia. According to prominent Australian wine writer James Halliday, it has an exceptionally beautifully sited and immaculately maintained vineyard, winery and cellar door sales area with sweeping vistas from the Porongurups.
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  • 4. Albany's Historic Whaling Station Frenchman Bay
    Cheyne Beach Whaling Station is a defunct whaling station in Australia. It now operates as a tourist park known as Albany's Historic Whaling Station. The station is situated in Frenchman Bay in King George Sound and was built in the 1950s, operating until 1978.The station takes its name from Cheynes Beach, a small coastal community located approximately 65 kilometres east of Albany, Western Australia and surrounded by Waychinicup National Park.
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  • 5. Greens Pool Denmark
    Greens Pool is a sandy white beach with boulders on the south coast of Western Australia between Denmark and Walpole. This sheltered area is part of William Bay National Park and has a sandy white beach ringed by large granite boulders that prevent the swell of the Southern Ocean reaching the shoreline. The area has a car park, viewing platform and toilet facility with a reasonably steep sandy path down to the beach.
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  • 7. Bluff Knoll Stirling Range National Park
    Bluff Knoll is the highest peak of the Stirling Range in the Great Southern region of Western Australia . It is 1,099 metres above sea level, and is one of only a few places to experience regular snowfalls in Western Australia, with some snow reported in most years. The last heavy snowfall was on 6 October 1992 when 20 centimetres of snow was recorded and light snow was seen at the base, 450 metres . Snow fell on three occasions in 2016 after only falling once in 2015. Although Bluff Knoll is sometimes claimed to be the highest point in Western Australia, the highest peak is actually Mount Meharry in Karijini National Park in the Hamersley Range, which is 1,249 metres above sea level. Local Aboriginal people, from the Qaaniyan and Koreng groups , who wore kangaroo skin cloaks in cold weath...
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  • 8. Elephant Rocks Denmark
    Elephant Rocks is a sheltered beach in Western Australia, a few hundred metres east of Greens Pool. It is located about 15 km west from Denmark, in William Bay National Park. Its name is derived from a series of exposed rocks, which from several angles resembles a herd of elephants. Fact sheetLocation: William Bay National Park Directions: 15 km west of Denmark on South Coast Highway, heading towards Walpole Coordinates: 35°1′32.41″S 117°14′7.24″E
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  • 9. Walpole-Nornalup National Park Walpole
    Walpole-Nornalup National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, 355 km south of Perth. It is famous for its towering Karri and Tingle trees. Red Tingle trees are unique to the Walpole area.
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