Kurnalpi SH51-10 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Historic alluvial goldfields, sweeping salt-lake country, and the strategic rail corridor east of Kalgoorlie—mapped across the Kurnalpi region

Covering Kurnalpi and the surrounding Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet provides a clear regional overview of country shaped by gold exploration, isolated infrastructure, woodland, and immense distances. Historic mineral fields and abandoned settlements sit among broad salt lakes, low rocky rises, drainage systems, remote tracks, and the national rail corridor extending east from Kalgoorlie.

From Lake Yindarlgooda and the Kurnalpi–Pinjin goldfields to mining access routes and the Trans-Australian Railway, the map delivers valuable context for mineral exploration, logistics, environmental management, emergency coordination, historical research, and experienced travellers operating beyond maintained roads. The region also forms part of the culturally significant Country of Eastern Goldfields Traditional Owners.

At 1:250,000 scale (1 cm = 2.5 km), this is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire Australian continent—ideal for regional planning, land management, operational briefings, and serious outback navigation.

Explore neighbouring sheets and confirm coverage using the official AUSTopo 1:250,000 map index.

🧭 Why this map stands out

• Updated mapping (2025) — aligned to modern Australian datums for confident, current use

• Goldfields exploration perspective — historic fields, mining districts, access routes, and remote infrastructure shown together

• Strategic transport context — the Trans-Australian Railway and connecting road and track network presented within the wider terrain

• Professional-grade cartography — suited to geologists, engineers, emergency services, environmental teams, and operational planners

• Dual coordinate systems — supports a seamless transition between office planning and field navigation

• Printed in Australia — precision output, locally finished and quality-checked

🗺️ What you’ll see

• Kurnalpi, Pinjin, historic goldfields, abandoned localities, and remote facilities

• Lake Yindarlgooda, salt pans, claypans, drainage lines, and seasonal water features

• The Trans-Australian Railway, sidings, roads, exploration routes, and remote tracks

• Contours and spot elevations across rocky hills, low ranges, plains, and woodland country

• Mining areas, infrastructure, place names, vegetation patterns, and administrative boundaries

• Clear coordinate grids for positioning, exploration planning, logistics, and emergency coordination

Access note: Much of the region includes active mining leases, pastoral land, Aboriginal heritage areas, and remote operational routes. Confirm permissions, mine-site restrictions, road and track conditions, weather, fuel requirements, and current local advice before travelling.

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: Kurnalpi SH51-10

• Map currency: 2025

• Coordinates: Geographical & MGA

• Datum: GDA2020, AHD

• Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

• Sheet size: 800 mm (W) × 500 mm (H)

💧 Field-Ready Options for Rugged Use

Choose the format that best suits your intended use—from lightweight trip planning to demanding all-weather fieldwork.

✅ Standard Paper

• Printed on 100 gsm FSC® coated paper

• Produces crisp, clear text and finely defined map symbols

• Lightweight and convenient for general reference or protected field use

• An economical choice for trip planning, research and office applications

✅ Waterproof and Tearproof Tyvek®

• Made from genuine DuPont™ Tyvek®, an advanced synthetic material composed of pure polyethylene fibres

• Waterproof, tear-resistant, foldable and extremely lightweight

• Printed using HP pigment-based inks for a permanent waterproof finish

• Suitable for backpacks, vehicles and exposed field conditions

• Ideal for bushwalkers, emergency personnel and outdoor professionals

• Provides exceptional durability without the weight and bulk of lamination

✅ Laminated

• Fully encapsulated between two 80-micron gloss laminate sheets

• Highly resistant to water, stains, smudges and tearing

• Draw on the surface with whiteboard markers for route planning or instruction

• Use Mark-It-Dots to identify campsites, hazards, access points or other locations without marking the map permanently

• Wipeable and reusable

• Ideal for offices, classrooms, operations centres and repeated field reference

🎯 Who it’s for

• Mining, geology, exploration, and survey teams

• Emergency services and remote-area coordinators

• Environmental, pastoral, and land-use managers

• Rail, transport, logistics, and infrastructure planners

• Traditional Owner organisations, rangers, and cultural heritage teams

• Outback travellers, historians, educators, and map collectors

🇦🇺 Our commitment

Every AUSTopo map we supply is printed and finished in Australia, colour-managed for accuracy, hand-checked, and packed with care—so it arrives ready for real-world use.

Plan, brief, and explore the Kurnalpi region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.