- Bluff Knoll
Infobox Mountain
Name = Bluff Knoll
Photo = Bluff knoll 01 gnangarra.jpg
Elevation = 1095metre s (3,593 ft)
Location = Great Southern ofWestern Australia
Range =Stirling Range
Prominence = 650 m (2,133 feet)
Coordinates = coord|34|22|S|118|15|E|type:mountainBluff Knoll is the highest point in the south-west of
Western Australia and is situated in theStirling Range .It is 1,095 m above sea level, Fact|date=February 2007 and is one of the very few places that snow has been reported in Western Australia, with snow falling usually once a year. The most recent 'heavy' snow was recorded on
October 6 ,1992 when 20 cm of snow was recorded and light snow was seen down to the car-park (450 m above sea level).Fact|date=February 2007Local Aboriginals comprised of the
Qaaniyan andKoreng people, who wore kangaroo skin cloaks in cold weather. Their name for the mountain is Pualaar Miial, or "great many-faced hill." The mountain is often shrouded in mist which curl around the peaks and float into the gullies. Local Aboriginals called this "Noatch," an evil spirit of the dead. [http://www.abc.net.au/southcoast/stories/s294122.htm]Climbing Bluff Knoll takes three to four hours, on a 6 km return track and can be achieved by anyone with a reasonable level of fitness. It is also possible to ascend the face of the bluff with
rock climbing equipment, orabseil down it though it is very dangerous and you must be well prepared.The view from the summit encompasses the Stirling and Porongurup mountain ranges, as well as the coast near Albany.
Bluff Knoll is visible from Albany, along with Toolbrunup.
ee also
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Stirling Range
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