Camooweal is located on the Queensland-Northern Territory border, 330 kilometres south of Burketown, 188 kilometres from Mount Isa and 440 kilometres from the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. Camooweal proudly declares itself 'Gateway to the Northern Territory/Queensland'.
The road from Mount Isa to the town, known to locals as 'Tojo's Highway', was built during World War II with American funds and was originally designed as a link between the southern states and the theoretical 'front line' in the Northern Territory.
The explorer William Landsborough was the first European to pass through the Camooweal area. At the time (1862) he was looking for Burke and Wills. His reports led to the area being settled by pastoralists but it wasn't until 1884 that the town of Camooweal was gazetted. It grew as a service centre for the surrounding properties but the growth of Mount Isa meant sustained growth was not possible.
Camooweal is now considered a 'suburb' of Mount Isa, such is the vastness of the region, and the huge jurisdiction the Mount Isa City Council operates. The Barkly Highway between Mount Isa and Camooweal is considered the longest main street in the world at 188 kilometres long!
The Camooweal district is honeycombed with rare sink holes and caves, dating back to the Cambrian Period, about 500 million years ago. Those visitors experienced in serious caving will discover a whole new world beneath the Camooweal region.
Temperatures for Camooweal
Camooweal has hot summer temperatures. The summer high temperature for Camooweal is approximately 37 °c. The summer low temperature is approximately 24 °c.
Camooweal has warm winter temperatures. The winter high temperature for Camooweal is approximately 27 °c. The winter low temperature is approximately 10 °c.
MONTH
LOW °c
HIGH °c
January
24
37
February
23
36
March
22
35
April
18
33
May
14
29
June
10
26
July
9
26
August
11
28
September
15
32
October
20
36
November
22
37
December
24
38
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