Bluff Knoll

Bluff Knoll is a peak in the Stirling Range in the south-west of Western Australia (WA). It is 1,099 metres (3,606 ft) above sea level, and is one of only a few places to experience regular snowfalls in Western Australia, with some snow reported in most years. The mountain is often shrouded in a mist which curls around the peaks and floats into the gullies.

Porongurup to the Stirling Range, day 2, Thursday 21 October 1993. It had rained most of the night and was still drizzling in the morning. Grey clouds tumbled down the Porongurup Range and a cold wind blew from the ENE. When the hills were visible and the sky had brightened and the rain eased to a few spots I decided to get going, which I did at 8:05. The rain increased in intensity after a few minutes and kept going, though the sky seemed to be clearing, for an hour.

I had decided to take a short cut through ‘Spring Road’ a muddy gravel track, saving about 3km of the journey, though I don’t know if it was worth it. I was soaked by the time I took my first rest, at 27396.  ... Read more

Bluff Knoll is a peak in the Stirling Range in the south-west of Western Australia (WA). It is 1,099 metres (3,606 ft) above sea level, and is one of only a few places to experience regular snowfalls in Western Australia, with some snow reported in most years. The mountain is often shrouded in a mist which curls around the peaks and floats into the gullies. Local people believed this to be a spirit named Noatch (literally meaning “dead body” or “corpse”).