Editing Cape Le Grand National Park (section)

== Geography ==
The largely [[granite]] shoreline and white sand beaches are picturesque features of the area. The park is a used for [[Fishing#Recreational fishing|fishing]], [[off-roading]], [[tourism]], and [[hiking]].
Beaches within the Park include those at [[Lucky Bay]], [[Rossiter Bay]], Hellfire Bay, Le Grand Beach, and Thistle Cove.
The islands and waters to the south of the park are known as the ''[[Recherche Archipelago Nature Reserve]]'', another protected area of the [[Recherche Archipelago]] and nearby coastal regions. The [[Cape Arid National Park]] is located to the east.
The southwest section of the park is dominated by rock outcrops of [[gneiss]] and [[granite]]. These form a distinctive chain of peaks including Mount Le Grand (345&nbsp;m), Frenchman Peak (262&nbsp;m), and Mississippi Hill (180&nbsp;m, named after the ''Mississippi'', a French [[whaler]]).<ref>{{cite book|author=Kenneth Morgan|title=Australia Circumnavigated|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-d8M7WinP2cC|year=2015|publisher=Ashgate|isbn=978-1-4724-6085-1|page=266|quote= In 1841 this was named Mississippi Hill after the explorer [[Edward John Eyre]] and an Aboriginal companion were rescued nearby by a French whaler called the ''Mississippi''.}}</ref>
Further inland, the park comprises mostly heath-covered sandplain, interspersed with [[swamps]] and pools of fresh water.