Mt Herbert Traditional Cache
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Another of my favorite spot caches.
Mount Herbert is the highest point (367 metres) of the Chichester Range which rises abruptly from the coastal plain and is composed of rolling hills, escarpments, jagged peaks, gorges and winding tree-lined watercourses. Geologically the range is made up of a mixture sandstone, igneous rocks, and mineralised banded iron formation, being part of the Pilbara Craton.
Just over the road from the cache is the Mt Herbert carpark which is the start of the Chichester Range Camel trail, an 11 klm walk/hike that finishes at Python's Pool. The walk is well worth the effort, unexpected features abound. If the day isn’t too warm consider just a short stroll down the track as you don’t have to go far in before the changes become obvious. I don’t want to give too much away!
The area was named by the explorer Francis Thomas Gregory in 1861 after the British Undersecretary Chichester Samuel Fortescue.
The traditional owners of the area are the Bailgu or Palyku peoples, who speak the Yinjibarndi language.
June and July are the months for the wildflowers with Sturt Desert Peas and Mulla Mulla just a few of colourful blooms giving relief to the red rocky environment.
This is a caravan friendly cache – plenty of room to turn around, great spot for a coffee stop! Snake Creek camping area is close by at the base of the hill if you choose to stay the night and maybe do Georges Ravine cache in the early part of the day.
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