Puntapin Rock

Puntapin Rock is a granite rock formation[1] located approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) south east of Wagin and approximately 30 km (19 mi) west of Dumbleyung in the western Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

[3] It is found in the Yilgarn Block and composed of granite, a partially recrystallized archean adamellite that is mostly homogeneous.

[4] Puntapin Dam was built on the north side[3] of Puntapin Rock in 1929 with a catchment area of 41 ha (100 acres) to replace Badgarning Dam, found 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Wagin, that had been completed in 1912 but continually leaked.

The granite dome, with its numerous gnamma holes, is a natural water catchment area used by the Noongar as well as the early sandalwood cutters and kangaroo hunters.

[2] The rock is part of a dreaming trail that extends from the south coast near Augusta to the Great Victoria Desert country to the north east.

On top of Puntapin Rock facing west toward Wagin
Panorama from top of Puntapin Rock with water tank on top
Puntapin Rock facing east