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WILDFLOWERS THE PINNACLES
The wildflower collection in Western Australia Explore one of Australia’s most intriguing
is one of the largest floral shows on Earth. With landscapes in Nambung National Park,
more than 12,000 species, over 60% of which are around 200 kilometres northwest of Perth.
found nowhere else, they colour the landscape The Pinnacles Desert showcases a lunar-like
from the coast to the forest and from the city to landscape consisting of thousands of tall
the outback. In June and July, the north of the limestone spires, shaped over millions of years
state is covered with vibrant blooms. By October by the forces of water and wind, rising eerily
and November, it has moved south through Perth out of the yellow desert sands. Walk across
and into the south west. You can take in the the moonscape-like surface and you’ll feel like
spectacle of each region and season on the many you’ve been transported to another world. For
wildflower scenic drives and walking trails. Enjoy a bird’s eye perspective, make your way to the
nature’s spectacle in Kings Park and the Botanic Pinnacles Lookout, where you will be able to
Garden in Perth or head to Kensington Bushland view the little Painted Desert and the unusual
to see over 150 species in bloom. white dunes.

The Pinnacles

Marvel at the otherworldly landscape of
weathered limestone pillars of the Pinnacles
in Nambung National Park

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