Rio Tinto Gorge - WA

  Gorge

Position

DEG: -22.21725 117.97011
DMS: 22º 13' 2.1" S 117º 58' 12.39" E
UTM: 50 K 7542806mN 599986mE
Altitude: 572.64m

Description

Place Type

Geography - Gorge

Location

56.04kms North of Tom Price
181.33kms SouthEast of Roebourne
181.88kms East of Pannawonica
217.12kms SouthWest of Marble Bar

Address & Contact

Chichester WA
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Information

Only a couple of kilometers long, this is a spectacular drive down from the high plains to the lower lying plains at the bottom of the Hamersley Ranges. The b.Bitumen of the Nanutarra Road twists and turns through this narrow , red walled canyon providing a first hand glimpse of the Pilbara. The decent commences almost from the Hamersley Gorge turn off and ends a couple of kilometers later when the road spills out onto the plains and meets the Fortescue Solomon Rail line. This is a short by spectacular drive.
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Closest Weather Station

Paraburdoo at 05/06:30pm WST
Distance from Rio Tinto Gorge 108.53km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
35.9°C30.4°C12%2.1°C1009.4hPa0.0mmSSW20km/hr
11knots
28km/hr
15knots

Closest Climatic Station

Wittenoom
Distance from Rio Tinto Gorge 37.72km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C39.537.736.633.127.824.524.226.831.135.338.039.6
Mean Min. °C26.025.324.321.216.112.811.513.216.820.723.625.4
Mean Rain mm113.7109.069.028.027.028.713.98.53.23.99.449.6

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