Wittenoom Hills, Western Australia
Wittenoom Hills is a rural locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. A substantial part of the locality is covered by nature reserves, established in 1966 and 1974. The Wittenoom Hills are a range of hills with Mount Burdett, high, as its most prominent point.
Wittenoom Hills is on the traditional land of the Njunga people of the Noongar nation. The Njunga were previously part of the Wudjari Noongar, but separated from them for cultural reasons.
Nature reserves
The following nature reserves are located within Wittenoom Hills. All are located in the Mallee bioregion, with the Burdett and Burdett South Nature Reserves also stretching into the Esperance Plains bioregion:- Burdett Nature Reserve was gazetted on 18 March 1966 and has a size of.
- Burdett North Nature Reserve was gazetted on 25 February 1966 and has a size of.
- Burdett South Nature Reserve was gazetted on 18 February 1966 and has a size of.
- Kau Rock Nature Reserve, which also stretches into neighbouring Neridup and Mount Ney, was gazetted on 2 August 1974 and has a size of.
- Mount Burdett Nature Reserve was gazetted on 18 February 1966 and has a size of.
- Mount Ridley Nature Reserve was gazetted on 25 February 1966 and has a size of.