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Mount Hughes - WA

View to the south from the summit of Mt Hughes

Mount Hughes

Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Position

DEG: -20.55281 128.35554

DMS: 20º 33' 10.12" S 128º 21' 19.96" E

UTM: 52 K 7727210mN 432824mE

Altitude: 440.12m

Place Type

Geography - Mountain,Peak,Hill,Rocks

Location

934.16kms South of Darwin

Address & Contact

Balgo
Western Australia

Phone: N/A

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Information

Mount Hughes is situated in a group of low rocky ranges in the isolated Great Sandy Desert. The area was visited briefly by David Carnegie in April 1897 on his southward trek from Halls Creek. The Mount was named by the Explorer Warburton in the mid 1870's.

PlaceID	57897

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Rabbit Flat at 22/03:30pm CST

Distance from Mount Hughes 177.68km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
40.8°C	39.9°C	19%	12.6°C	1002.3hPa	0.0mm	E	9km/hr 5knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Balgo Hills

Distance from Mount Hughes 59.7km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	38.7	37.3	36.7	34.2	29.2	26.0	26.4	28.9	33.7	37.1	38.6	38.7
Mean Min. °C	25.2	24.5	23.5	20.7	15.7	12.6	12.4	14.2	18.6	22.3	24.2	25.0
Mean Rain mm	70.3	85.4	46.8	17.7	15.7	9.3	8.5	3.2	3.1	11.7	23.4	57.1