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Mount Royal National Park

Coordinates: 32°12′1″S 151°19′25″E / 32.20028°S 151.32361°E / -32.20028; 151.32361
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Mount Royal National Park
New South Wales
Eucalyptus on a steep ridge near Mount Royal
Mount Royal National Park is located in New South Wales
Mount Royal National Park
Mount Royal National Park
Coordinates32°12′1″S 151°19′25″E / 32.20028°S 151.32361°E / -32.20028; 151.32361
Established1 January 1997 (1997-01-01)[1]
Area69 km2 (26.6 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
WebsiteMount Royal National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

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]

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

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Mount Royal is the highest peak at 1,186m.

Pieres Peak is a major peak south of Mount Royal at 986m.

Fauna

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Royal National Park". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Mount Royal National Park | Learn more". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 12 November 2021.