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 31.9º 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
☔️ Rain in #OutbackQueensland earlier this year has resulted in fields of wildflowers! 🌼🦋 Have you spotted any? 👀😍 We love this shot by @charlotteallenphotography taken in Boulia 😍
Aug 17 Boulia, Queensland
🙌 Kicking off our weekends the right way with outdoor baths 🛁 and cheese 🧀 #OutbackQueensland photo by @georgiatestaa
Aug 16 Julia Creek, Queensland
Mission to Mars or a trip to discover dinosaurs in #Winton? 🌏 While it's rich landscapes may look similar to Mars, Winton is known as Australia's Dinosaur Capital - the perfect place to visit for dinosaur enthusiasts of any age 🦖🦕 #OutbackQueensland photo by @seapeoplephotography
Aug 15 Winton, Queensland
☀️🚤 If only we could spend every afternoon cruising down Longreach's Thomson River, 👀 spotting local wildlife 🦅 as the vibrant #OutbackQueensland sunset colours fade into starlight✨ Photo by @benjamin_crisp @jucyworld #jucyworld
Aug 13 Longreach, Queensland
🐍 Have you spotted the Betoota Serpent while travelling the Warrego Way? 🐍 #OutbackQueensland photo by @rnrwanderers
Aug 13 Betoota, Queensland
