Rocky Creek Glacial Area - NSW

  Camp Free

Position

DEG: -30.035555 150.31694
DMS: 30º 02' 8" S 150º 19' 0.99" E
UTM: 56 J 6674241mN 241270mE
Altitude: 384.05m

Description

Address & Contact

Narrabri-Bingara RdBack Creek New South Wales 2390
Phone: +612 6724 0066
Email: N/A
Web: https://explorenarrabriregion.com.au/narrabri-directory/rocky-creek-glacial-area

Information

This area is signposted as "Glacial Area" and camping is permitted (no facilities other than toilet). Please take all rubbish with you. It's a nice spot to swim, and there is a nice picnic area. If camping be considerate and keep the area accessible for day visitors.

This is a site of geological significance. The tillite rock is a conglomerate type rock seen everywhere there. The Rocky Creek glaciation dates back some 290 million years to the Carboniferous Period.

More geological information can be obtained from Narrabri visitors information centre.

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Closest Weather Station

Barraba at 26/09:00am EDT
Distance from Rocky Creek Glacial Area 47.31km SE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
24.4°C26.1°C63%17.1°ChPa0.0mmNNW4km/hr
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Closest Climatic Station

Barraba Post Office
Distance from Rocky Creek Glacial Area 47.31km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C31.830.928.925.020.416.816.118.021.525.027.830.4
Mean Min. °C16.416.012.77.94.21.60.21.14.28.211.914.6
Mean Rain mm88.077.854.239.442.446.744.139.644.063.172.777.9

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