The Pinnacles, Nambung NP, Cervantes WA

Cervantes is located 198 km north of Perth via Joondalup and Lancelin.

Cervantes is a small, modern fishing village and holiday destination where the major attractions include The Pinnacles, one of the great geological attractions in the country.

The Pinnacles are one of the natural wonders of Australia. These strange, much photographed, limestone pillars are unique. They have the quality of a moonscape and, without geological understanding, seem completely otherworldly.

The first Europeans to discover them were Major Logue and his stockmen in 1849. They had camped near the Nambung River and during the night their cattle strayed. While searching for the cattle the next morning the stockmen came across the Pinnacle Desert.

Cervantes is recognised as the major access point to the Pinnacles. It is located 20 km north of the Pinnacles Desert Discovery Centre. The journey is through typical coastal scrubland (huge white sand dunes separate the road from the coast - this is an excellent opportunity to inspect the dunes and visit the incredibly white beaches - there are turnoffs to Kangaroo Point and Hangover Bay).

The Pinnacles Desert Discovery Centre explains, through displays, soundscapes, videos and images, the geology of the area and how the pinnacles were formed. There is a Pinnacles View Lookout over the entire site and a Desert View Trail which is an easy 1.5 km and allows visitors to get up close to these strange and magical formations.Baca lagi