Peak Charles National Park, Nature reserve in Western Australia.
Peak Charles National Park is a nature reserve in Western Australia featuring expansive woodland terrain and rocky granite formations. The landscape is shaped by rolling hills dotted with native vegetation and numerous smaller rock outcrops alongside the main peak.
The park lies in the Great Western Woodlands and covers 400 square kilometres. Its first climbing routes on Peak Charles were put up in the 1960s, and from the 1980s the granite was systematically developed; by 2009 more than 200 routes were recorded, up to UIAA grade nine. The date of the first ascent is unknown.
The park lies in the Great Western Woodlands, and its granite domes are known to rock climbers: the first routes were climbed in the 1960s, and since the 1980s the area has been systematically developed, with over 200 routes recorded by 2009, from very easy outings to grade nine on the UIAA scale. The date of the first ascent is unknown.
The park lies 140 km northwest of Esperance and 110 km southwest of Norseman, reached by unsealed tracks from the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway. The road to the campground suits ordinary vehicles, but every other track in the park needs a four-wheel drive. Facilities are limited to a car park, campground and toilets, and no entry fee applies.
The granite of Peak Charles draws rock climbers: the first routes were climbed in the 1960s, and since the 1980s the area has been developed systematically, with over 200 routes recorded by 2009, from very easy outings to grade nine on the UIAA scale. The date of the first ascent is unknown.
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