Mount Clunie National Park

The Mount Clunie National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 1,426-hectare (3,520-acre) park is situated approximately 631 kilometres (392 mi) north of Sydney and can be located via Kyogle via the Bruxner Highway and the Summerland Way. The park's north-eastern limits define the state border between New South Wales and Queensland.

Mount Clunie National Park
New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Clunie National Park
Nearest town or cityKyogle
Coordinates28°19′27″S 152°31′12″E
Established1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)[1]
Area14.26 km2 (5.5 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
WebsiteMount Clunie National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

The park is part of the Focal Peak Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[2] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[3]

The park is also part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance in the conservation of several species of threatened birds.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Clunie National Park". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. "Scenic Rim". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.


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