• Pinnacles Desert Cervantes Western Au...  

Pinnacles Desert
Cervantes Western Australia
Nambung National Park
Amazing Limestone Pillars

Located at 250 Km North Of Perth,

Pinnacles
Simply taking a scenic walk or drive around the Pinnacles trails is enough to marvel at the ancient pillars. The coastal location of the Pinnacles means there are plenty of beaches in the vicinity, so you can even enjoy a swim after visiting this ancient desert region.
The Pinnacles are amazing natural limestone structures, formed approximately 25,000 to 30,000 years ago after the sea receded and left deposits of sea shells.

Over time, coastal winds removed the surrounding sand, leaving the pillars exposed to the elements.The first known European recording of the Nambung area dates back to 1658, when the North and South Hummocks first appeared on Dutch maps.
The Hummocks were also mentioned in navigator Philip Parker King’s journal in about 1820. Nambung is an Aboriginal word that means crooked or winding and it was from this river that the park was named.
Perhaps the best way to understand how Pinnacles originated is to imagine that you are watching a video shot some 60 million years ago ending at the present time. Not wishing to view something that is milleniums-long, you speed up the action by keeping your finger on the fast-forward button. No matter. In the end you still know the story well enough to repeat it.
These amazing natural limestone structures stretch up as high as five metres, scattered about randomly in the dry desert landscape. The raw material of the limestone stacks is said to form seashells, which give evidence of how old these structures truly are, with this region being rich in marine life approximately 25,000 to 30,000 years ago.