The World Australia Bookshop 4WD Links Toys Contact Us Return to the main 4WD page The Mitchell Plateau, Kimberley, Western Australia. To be read in conjunction with the Gibb River Road trip. The Mitchell Plateau is situated in the far north of Western Australia. It is a remote and awe inspiring area.
Access is either by air or road although it is possible to access certain rivers from the sea.
The rocks are of the Proterozoic Age and consist of Carson Volcanics over King Leopold Sandstone. Varying in height from 430 metres at the Southern End it drops to about 290metres at the Northern end. The plateau is rugged and split up by narrow and deep gorges. Flora and Fauna. Grey Box and Paperbark trees can be seen, the latter along waterways.