Stirling Range
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The Stirling Range or Koikyennuruff is a range of mountains and hills in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, 337 kilometres (209 mi) south-east of Perth. It is over 60 kilometres (37 mi) wide from west to east, stretching from the highway between Mount Barker and Cranbrook eastward past Gnowangerup. The Stirling Range is protected by the Stirling Range National Park, which was gazetted in 1913, and has an area of 1,159 km2 (447 sq mi).
Satellite image of the park. The sharp boundaries on all sides of the park show where agriculture immediately gives way to protected land.
Heath habitat looking west from lookout in approx centre of ranges
Stirling Range from Mount Barker Rotary Lookout
Bluff Knoll, as seen from near the corner of Chester Pass Road and Bluff Knoll access road
Great Southern (Western Australia)
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The Great Southern region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia, as defined by the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993, for the purposes of economic development. It is a section of the larger south coast of Western Australia and neighbouring agricultural regions.
Recreational beach fishing at Dillon Bay, near Bremer Bay. Fishing, tourism and leisure are significant industries in the Great Southern region.