North West Region
Travel Times
Mount Isa to Cloncurry 1 Hour 20 mins
Mount Isa to Richmond 4 Hours 20 mins
Mount Isa to Hughenden 5 Hours 30 mins
Mount Isa to Longreach (by air) 1 Hour 15 mins
Weather
Average Temperature 31.9ΒΊ C
Average Rainfall 213 mm
About North West Region
Pack your hard-hat and sense of adventure – just four hours’ drive west of Townsville, Outback Queensland’s north west region begins.
It’s packed with dinosaur fossils, jaw-dropping scenery and mining history that will lead you deep underground.
Ancient history is the only kind served around here, from Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park where you can walk amongst 25-million-year-old World Heritage-listed sites at Riversleigh, to ancient underwater marine reptiles in Richmond, or the fossil collections in Hughenden.
No two days are the same in these parts: and in the north west a sense of adventure is the only packing essential.
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What To Do
Meanwhile in the #outbackqueensland North West Region
Did we mention #CobboldGorge is now home to Australia's first glass bottom bridge? ππ Would you cross this bridge? #OutbackQueensland photo by @phlipvids
Oct 19 Cobbold Gorge
π Check out these early morning βοΈ views over the western edge of #OutbackQueensland channel country from Deon's Lookout. ππΊοΈ You'll find this overnight free camping spot near Betoota, about 180km from Birdsville perfectly positioned to break up the drive! π Photos by @getoffroad_oz
Oct 17 Deons Lookout
ππ We'll be dreaming of night skies like these tonight! π π These are the kind of views you get when on a guided astronomy tour at #CarnarvonGorge. It's the perfect place for stargazing due to its super dark skies and on a clear night β¨π#OutbackQueensland photo by @nathanwhiteimages
Oct 17 Carnarvon Gorge
πͺ Happy hump day! Who's wishing they were exploring Lawn Hill today instead? π΄πΏπ #OutbackQueensland photo by @harts_ontheroad
Oct 16 Lawn Hill National Park
ππ Australia's first glass bridge opened on the weekend at @cobboldgorgeππ Will you be game enough to walk across the glass bridge to explore this #OutbackQueensland gorge?
Oct 15 Cobbold Gorge Tours
