Quoin Head - WA

  Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -33.986698 119.814697
DMS: 33º 59' 12.11" S 119º 48' 52.91" E
UTM: 50 H 6235747mN 760011mE
Altitude: 19.18m

Description

Address & Contact

Fitzgerald River National Park
Western Australia
Phone: 61 8 9219 9000
Email: enquiries@dbca.wa.gov.au
Web: https://exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/site/quoin-head

Information

Quoin Head is a spectacular coastal headland at the easterly end of the Hakea trail in the Fitzerald River National Park.Quoin Head is especially popular with photographers because of its distinctive shape and the pretty bay and beach it overlooks.

The headland is shaped like a ‘quoin’ which was a wedge used to raise a ship’s cannon or to keep it from rolling on the deck. Ospreys nest on these remote headlands and are seen here regularly, often sparring in the air with kestrels and Australian hobbies.

Vehicle access to Quoin Head is on a rough track suitable for high clearance four-wheel drive only. There is a tall wooden staircase from the four-wheel drive parking area down to the beach.

You can also get there by walking the Hakea Trail. The nearest two-wheel drive access point on the Hakea Trail is Hamersley Inlet. You can walk to Quoin Head as a full-day return hike from Hamersley Inlet, or as part of an overnight hike of the Hakea Trail. No toilets at this location.

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Closest Weather Station

Hopetoun North at 21/08:00pm WST
Distance from Quoin Head 29.57km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
18.3°C16.5°C84%15.6°C1009.3hPa0.4mmSSW19km/hr
10knots
24km/hr
13knots

Closest Climatic Station

Hopetoun North
Distance from Quoin Head 29.57km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C25.425.525.023.621.419.118.119.020.321.523.324.1
Mean Min. °C15.215.614.412.710.68.67.78.08.610.112.213.9
Mean Rain mm44.119.530.639.745.647.869.852.950.537.839.425.2

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