Mount Narryer is a mountain in
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
.
It is located about north of
Yalgoo and north east of
Kalbarri in the
Mid West
The Mid West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is a sparsely populated region extending from the west coast of Western Australia, about north and south of its administrative centre of Geraldton and inland to east of W ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
. Situated along the
Murchison River, the mountain is surrounded by
mulga scrubland.
The mountain itself is a fin shaped rocky outcrop long and wide, and juts out from the red sandy desert floor.
Mount Narryer is within the boundaries of
Mount Narryer Station
Mount Narryer or Mount Narryer Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station and had previously operated as a sheep station.
Description
It is located about north of Yalgoo and north east of Kalbarri in the Mid West region ...
, which was established in about 1880.
Tiny fragments of
zircon
Zircon () is a mineral belonging to the group of nesosilicates and is a source of the metal zirconium. Its chemical name is zirconium(IV) silicate, and its corresponding chemical formula is Zr SiO4. An empirical formula showing some of th ...
collected from Mount Narryer and the nearby Jack Hills have been
dated at over four billion years old.
See also
*
List of ranches and stations
This is a list of ranches and sheep and cattle stations, organized by continent. Most of these are notable either for the large geographic area which they cover, or for their historical or cultural importance.
Africa
* Obudu Cattle Ranch
* S ...
References
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Shire of Murchison
Narryer