Porongurup & Stirling Range Accommodation & Holiday Rentals
Located 40 kilometres north of Albany. The range is 12 kilometres long and up to 670 metres high. The Porongurup Range National Park covers over 2,500 hectares.
PORONGURUP RANGE NATIONAL PARK
The National Park boasts over 750 plant species, including 55 different species of orchid, and an abundance of birds and wildlife. In early spring wildflowers burst into every imaginable colour.
Walk trails throughout the park suit different fitness and skill levels. The views are fantastic. On a clear day you can see the Southern Ocean, Stirling Range and an array of hinterland vistas.
The Porogurup area is also a great wine growing area. There are a range of cellar doors open for tastings.
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STIRLING RANGE NATIONAL PARK
The craggy peaks stretch for 65 kilometres and rise abruptly from nowhere to stand out against flat farmlands.
Captain Mathew Flinders recorded sighting the range in 1802. The range was named in honour of the first Western Australian Governor, James Stirling, in 1835.
The Stirling Range National Park is one of the world's most bio-diverse areas, with 1,500 species of flora. More species occur in the Stirling Range than in the entire British Isles and 87 plant species found in the Stirling Range occur nowhere else on earth.
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BLUFF KNOLL
The peak of Bluff Knoll is the highest point on the range, 1,095 metres above sea level.
The peak is reached by a well-formed bush track which requires a reasonable degree of fitness. It takes about four hours (weather and fitness level permitting) to complete the six-kilometre return climb.
Best time to visit is late spring and early summer (October to December).
Winter, between June and August, is cold and wet. Even in spring the weather can be unpredictable, particularly higher in the range. Sudden cold changes cause the temperature to drop and rain or hail to set in.
All visitors are strongly advised not to enter the bush or use footpaths on days of extreme fire danger.
The range is one of few places in Western Australia where snow occasionally falls. Snow falls on the highest peaks several times each year.
These areas are all an easy drive from Albany. Book your Stirling Range accommodation or your next Kojonup holiday rentals through StayNow.
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