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Gibb River Road - WA  RatingRatingRatingRatingRating

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PlaceID76180
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Latitude16.37108º S 16º 22' 15.89" S
Longitude126.5034º E 126º 30' 12.17" E
Altitude0
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 Description of Gibb River Road

General road conditions between Durack and Gibb Rivers in August 05
The Gibb River Road provides access to some of the most spectacular and remote destinations of The Kimberley in North West Australia. The Gibb River Road was first created in 1967 to enable cattle to be transported out of the remote areas.
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The Road now provides access to travellers to various accommodation and camping providers, as well as spectacular gorges, amazing fauna and flora, majestic rivers, incredible age-old rock formations, conservation parks, and beautiful wilderness environments.

The following contact numbers for accommodation and camping facilites along the Gibb River Road are as follows:
Mount Hart Wilderness Lodge (08)9191 4645
Mornington (08)9191 7406
Charnley River (08)9191 4646
Mt Barnett Roadhouse (08)9191 7007
Mount Elizabeth (08) 9191 4644
Drysdale River (08) 9161 4326
Kalumburu (08) 9161 4333
Home Valley (08) 9161 4322
Westward view of scrub with road surface about as good as it g
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Loose sand and gravel surface. Dust will penetrate every unsea
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Pentecost River crossing
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 Weather & Climate for Gibb River Road

Closest Weather Station

Mount Elizabeth at 15:00 03 Dec WDT
Distance from Gibb River Road 43.05km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
35.0°C 36.5°C 33% 16.6°C -hPa 0.0mm NNE 4km/h
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Closest Climatic Station

Mount Elizabeth
Distance from Gibb River Road 43.05km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 33.132.332.232.4 30.028.228.630.5 34.136.136.334.0
Mean Min. °C 22.021.820.316.9 11.98.98.29.5 15.019.521.822.3
Mean Rain mm 248.3226.5159.038.2 13.913.03.42.1 7.425.370.8154.7

 Places within 5km of Gibb River Road

13 Day Broome to Darwin 4WD Camping Safari [1.21km]  
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Creative Aboriginal Culture
Experience the Kimberley in comfort on a luxury Kimberley 4WD camping safari. Travel along the Gibb River Road and visit all the main attractions, including the Bungle Bungles and Mitchell Falls, as well as Kalumburu community and lots of spots off the beaten track.

 Recommended Reading for Gibb River Road

Raster 50K Kimberley WA - DVD Raster 50K Kimberley WA - DVD
The map images on the DVD are digital scans of the Defence Departments 1:50,000 topographical map series that covers most of the Kimberley region of north-west W.A in addition to major offshore islands and reefs.
$119.00 [Add to Cart]
Natmap Digital Maps 2008 Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps. NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
$99.00 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition
SE5201 Mount Elizabeth SE5201 Mount Elizabeth
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]Allow 2 weeks for delivery
Kimberley Kimberley
Thoroughly field-checked using Hema's GPS Mapping System, The Kimberley map clearly differentiates between roads and tracks and shows all road distances, points of interest, and facilities. The reverse side comes alive with photos capturing the essence of this rugged landscape.
Kimberley - StreetSmart Kimberley - StreetSmart
Excellent, detailed map including camping areas, caravan parks, picnic areas and covers major towns and attractions. Covers Broome, Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Wyndam and includes the Gibb River Road.
Kimberley CD Rom Kimberley CD Rom
The Kimberley CD-Rom Map offers Hema’s Kimberley paper map in a format you can use with your GPS tracking software, plus all the text and photos from the original map in an easy-to-use webpage format. Each map is packed with facility information, GPS waypoints and tourist points of interest
North-West Australia North-West Australia
This map includes a map covering the northwest of Australia from Perth to Darwin. It includes a small amount of information on locations covered by the maps, as well as climate profiles and a road distance chart. Comes in a Plastic Wallet.
Pilbara - Kimberley Pilbara - Kimberley
As well as covering the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, this map also has a small amount of infomation on the towns, distance chart and climate profiles. Comes in a plastic wallet.

 Important Notes

This place type is for the compilation of the information and images for specific tracks and roads. The coordinate positions should reflect a position in the middle of the discussed track or road.