Manypeaks is a town located 434 km south-east of

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and 38 km north-east of Albany in the Great Southern region of

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. The township is on the

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close to the intersection with Howie Road. The closest towns to Manypeaks are both on the South Coast highway and are Albany to the south-west and

Wellstead Wellstead is a small rural town situated in Western Australia in the Great Southern region between Albany and Esperance. The name commemorates the Wellstead family who settled in the area in 1860 and had held grazing land between Cape Riche ...

to the east. The town lies close to the three lakes of the Lake Pleasant View System Important Bird Area.

History

The

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first developed the area in 1949 as part of the Many Peaks Land Settlement project and established the townsite. The name Manypeaks was taken from the distinctive peak of

Mount Manypeaks Mount Manypeaks is a distinctive peak located approximately north-east of Albany, north-east of Two Peoples Bay and south-east of the town of Manypeaks, in Western Australia. Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve lies to the south of the peak, e ...

that is situated about 10 km from the townsite. The town was gazetted in 1951.

References

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