Bluff Knoll
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| Elevation | 1095 metres (3,593 ft) |
| Location | Great Southern of Western Australia |
| Range | Stirling Range |
| Prominence | 650 m (2,133 feet) |
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Bluff Knoll is the highest point in the south-west of Western Australia and is situated in the Stirling Range. It is 1,095 m above sea level,[citation needed] and is one of the very few places that snow can be seen 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).[citation needed]
Local Aboriginals comprised of the Qaaniyan and Koreng 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. [1]
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 up the face of the bluff with rock climbing equipment, or abseil 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 most visible from Albany, along with Toolbrunup.
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