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Sign at the Great Northern Hwy end of the Gibb River Road
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Gibb River Rd & Great Northern Hwy - WA 

Junction,Intersection,Turn Off 
PlaceID13971
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Latitude15.83374º S 15º 50' 1.47" S
Longitude128.3118º E 128º 18' 42.42" E
Altitude76
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A useful signboard showing road condition reports is located at this junction.
Heading west along the GRR the first 50km is well maintained gravel up to the El Questro turnoff.
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Looking west along the GRR - 600km more gravel to go!
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The sign says it all
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The start of a fabulous journey
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 Weather & Climate

Closest Weather Station

Wyndham Airport at 15:17 02 Dec WDT
Distance from Gibb River Rd & Great Northern Hwy 39.91km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
24.5°C 20.3°C 99% 24.3°C 1006.4hPa 4.6mm ESE 54km/h
29knots
63km/h
34knots

Closest Climatic Station

Kununurra Aero
Distance from Gibb River Rd & Great Northern Hwy 42.97km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 36.135.135.835.4 33.030.530.632.6 36.538.739.037.2
Mean Min. °C 25.124.824.222.3 19.016.215.216.2 20.423.825.425.5
Mean Rain mm 190.3200.4152.627.6 5.94.01.90.0 3.419.467.1127.4

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 Trek Notes

Gibb River Road Gibb River Road
The Gibb River Road is the 4WD option of the 2 main routes crossing the Kimberley from east to west (or vice versa) and provides access to the numerous gorges that are the main highlight. [Feature Story]

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