Summary
The Mount Royal National Park is a protected national park located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Gazetted in 1997, the 6,920-hectare (17,100-acre) park is situated approximately 187 kilometres (116 mi) north of Sydney. Sections of the park had been subject to logging, which was disrupted by a blockade in 1989.[2]
| Mount Royal National Park New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 Eucalyptus on a steep ridge near Mount Royal | |
  Mount Royal National Park | |
| Coordinates | 32°12′1″S 151°19′25″E / 32.20028°S 151.32361°E |
| Established | 1 January 1997[1] |
| Area | 69 km2 (26.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | Mount Royal National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The park is part of the Barrington Tops group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[3] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[4]
During the 2019 Australian Bushfire Season, the park was damaged by the ‘Mount Royal 1’ fire.
Major Peaks edit
Mount Royal is the highest peak at 1,186m.
Pieres Peak is a major peak south of Mount Royal at 986m.
Fauna edit
The park is home to endangered animal species such as parma wallaby, rufous scrub bird, paradise riflebird, hastings river mouse and the glossy black-cockatoo.
The animals that live here do not seem to have evolved, today they look like their fossil remains.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mount Royal National Park". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ McIntyre, Iain (4 November 2020). "Environmental Blockading in Australia and Around the World - Timeline 1974-1997". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Mount Royal National Park | Learn more". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 12 November 2021.