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Mountain Attractions In Porongurup National Park

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Porongurup National Park is a national park in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, 360 km southeast of Perth and 40 km from Albany. It protects the Porongurup Range, an extremely ancient and largely levelled mountain range formed in the Precambrian over 1200 million years ago. The present range is no more than fifteen km from east to west and consists of granite peaks levelled into domes. The highest point in the Porongurup Range is Devils Slide at 670 metres whilst there are several other peaks above 600 metres , which is about 400 metres above the surrounding plain. Indeed, for much of the Cretaceous and Paleogene the Porongurup Range was...
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  • 2. 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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