Gibraltar Range is a national park located in northeastern New South Wales, Australia. It is situated 79 kilometres (49 mi)northeast of Glen Innes and 493 kilometres (306 mi) north of Sydney. The Park is part of the Washpool and Gibraltar Range area, which is designed as a World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. This area was inscribed in 1986 and was later added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[1]
| Gibraltar Range National Park New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 The park is an important site for Australian logrunners | |
 Gibraltar Range National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Glen Innes |
| Established | 1 October 1987 |
| Area | 253 km2 (97.7 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | National Parks and Wildlife Service NSW |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Birds edit
The Gibraltar Range a national park encompasses an area of 366-square-kilometre (141 sq mi) and is recognised as the Gibraltar Range Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it is a block of highland forest that supports one of only five remaining populations of the vulnerable rufous scrub-bird, as well as significant populations of green catbirds, Australian runners, paradise riflebirds and pale-yellow robins.[2]
See also edit
- Protected areas of New South Wales
- Pappinbarra River
- Camden Haven River
- High Conservation Value Old Growth forest
Gallery edit
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Dandahra Crags -
Little Dandahra Creek -
Granite boulders on Surveyors Creek -
Mulligans Hut -
Christmas bells in sedge heath near Surveyors Creek
References edit
- ^ "Gibraltar Range National Park". N.S.W. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "IBA: Gibraltar Range". Birdata. Birds Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-24.