Nanutarra, Western Australia


Nanutarra is a locality in Western Australia adjacent to where the Ashburton river is crossed by the North West Coastal Highway. It is also close to the turn-off for State Route 136 to Paraburdoo and Tom Price. It is south of the Onslow turn-off in the Cane River conservation park where it is on either side of the highway.

Etymology

The name is related to the locality, the pastoral lease Nanutarra Station, the bridge over the Ashburton river, the mine and the roadhouse.
Due to its isolation from other localities, it is a reference point to issues along the North West Coastal Highway from some distance in either direction.

Geography

To the south, the nearest significant stopping place, away, is Minilya: to the north the Fortescue River roadhouse is distant.

Climate

Nanutarra has a hot semi-arid climate.