Cape York - QLD

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Pajinka, Cape York (The Tip)

Pajinka, Cape York (The Tip)

Pajinka, Cape York (The Tip)

Pajinka, Cape York (The Tip)

Directions plaque at the summit of the Cape York Headland

Directions plaque at the summit of the Cape York Headland

The climb up from the car park to the headland

The climb up from the car park to the headland

Aerial Photo of the Tip of Cape York

Aerial Photo of the Tip of Cape York

Wild and windy

Wild and windy

View south down eastern side of Tip

View south down eastern side of Tip

York Island north of the Tip

York Island north of the Tip

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

Cape York

  Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -10.68839 142.530869
DMS: 10º 41' 18.2" S 142º 31' 51.13" E
UTM: 54 L 8818060mN 667430mE
Altitude: 8.98m
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Description

Place Type

Geography - Cape,Headland,Point

Location

685.39kms NorthWest of Daintree - Driving 960 km (23 hours 4 mins)

Address & Contact

Somerset QLD
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Information

A lovely 2 km return walk to the very top of mainland Australia. The track climbs onto a ridge which gives views in all directions before the descent to the sign at the Tip. At low tide the return walk can be via the pretty Frangipani Beach.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Horn Island at 22/03:30am EST
Distance from Cape York 28.73km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
28.2°C29.9°C81%24.6°C1006.7hPa0.0mmESE24km/hr
13knots		33km/hr
18knots

Closest Climatic Station

Horn Island
Distance from Cape York 28.73km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C30.930.530.430.429.929.328.829.030.131.031.931.8
Mean Min. °C25.125.025.025.224.723.923.122.923.824.825.725.7
Mean Rain mm387.5467.0358.2228.071.315.88.35.56.316.949.1191.5

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