Kalumburu Rd & Drysdale River Station Access WA @ ExplorOz

Weather & Climate

Closest Weather Station

Doongan at 09:00 02 Dec WDT

Distance from Kalumburu Rd & Drysdale River Station Access 37.43km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
29.5°C	34.0°C	65%	22.2°C	-hPa	11.0mm	WNW	2km/h 1knots	-km/h -knots

Closest Climatic Station

Doongan

Distance from Kalumburu Rd & Drysdale River Station Access 37.43km N

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.4	32.7	33.1	33.2	31.1	29.1	29.6	31.5	35.3	37.1	36.7	34.5
Mean Min. °C	22.8	22.6	21.8	19.0	14.5	11.4	10.5	12.3	18.0	21.4	22.9	23.0
Mean Rain mm	280.6	221.9	194.1	44.3	10.7	6.5	0.4	0.4	4.3	33.0	119.3	202.0

What Others Say

Trek Notes

Kalumburu
Kalumburu is a unique aboriginal settlement in the far northern Kimberley. With an entry permit, the Kalumburu community welcome visitors to visit their beaches and to enjoy superb reef and river fishing. [Feature Story]

Mitchell Plateau
The major attraction of the northern Kimberley region is the majestic Mitchell Falls. Access by 4WD is challenging on both vehicle and occupants as this is a remote area. No food, fuel or mechanical services are available at Mitchell Falls itself.

Places within 5km

Drysdale River Airstrip [0.46km]

The Drysdale River Airstrip is located within the Drysdale River Station. Scenic plane flights are available to Mitchell Falls generally between May - September. Contact Drysdale River Station.

Drysdale River Station [0.85km]
Populated Place

Phone: (08) 9161 4326 Mailing Address: PMB 9 Kununurra, Western Australia 6743. Location: 59kms north of the Gibb River Rd & Kalumburu Rd junction and 1 km off the Kalumburu Road.

Drysdale Crossing [2.63km]
River Crossing

Major waterway with concrete causeway, although prone to major flooding and often impassable in the wet season. A beautiful area to explore, however this is private property and there is strictly no camping allowed.

Drysdale River Airstrip [0.46km]	Drysdale Crossing [2.63km]
Drysdale River Station [0.85km]

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The Drysdale River Station Homestead and its tourist facilities is just 1km from this junction along the signed access track. This is a working cattle station however it's undoubtedly the most visited of all the stations on the Kalumburu Rd. They warmly encourage visitors to drop in for local information, camping, supplies, fuel, accommodation, food, scenic plane flights.