Stirling Range National Park
Australia / Amelup, Western Australia
Location ID: #10083500
Approximately 337 km SE of Perth & 100 km NE of Albany, the National Park protects the Stirling Ranges, or Koikyennuruff, a range of mountains and hills over 60 km wide from west to east, stretching from the highway between Mount Barker and Cranbrook eastward past Gnowangerup. Notable features include Toolbrunup, Bluff Knoll - the tallest peak in the southwestern region & one of WA's highest peaks - which rises more than a kilometre into the air. Bluff Knoll is one of the few places in Western Australia where it snows - but only very occasionally! A silhouette called The Sleeping Princess is visible from the Porongurup Range.
The National Park is known for its staggering range of wildflowers - more than 1,000 different species, some of which are found no where else.
Location Category:
- AGRICULTURE - *;
- DOUBLES AS - Anytown, USA;
- DOUBLES AS - Coastal California;
- DOUBLES AS - Los Angeles;
- DOUBLES AS - San Diego;
- DOUBLES AS - USA;
- LANDSCAPES - *;
- LANDSCAPES - Bushland / Scrub;
- LANDSCAPES - Canyons / Ravines;
- LANDSCAPES - Rock Formations / Cliffs;
- LANDSCAPES - Rolling Hills;
- PARKS & GARDENS - *;
- PARKS & GARDENS - National Parks