Peak Charles rise 500 m above the surrounding Great Western Woodlands, the largest temperate woodland in the world.
There is a couple of gold towns within the area, and Kalgoorlie with its Super Pit min have been the most successful one. There have been mined 1650 tons (3 million pounds) of gold since1893.
14 m tall and 110 m long Wave Rock frormation at Hyden Rock granite monolith. Probably the most dramatic looking granite outcrop out of many that dotted Western Australia.
South of Coolgardie, Cave Hill have similar charactistics to the famous Wave Rock but also feature a few Caves.
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