Castle Tower National Park

Castle Tower National Park
Mount Castle Tower from Lake Awoonga from
Coordinates: 24 ° 9 ′ 27 ″  S , 151 ° 18 ′ 25 ″  E
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	Mountainous country with eucalyptus and dry rainforest
Next city:	Gladstone
Surface:	85.11 km²
Founding:	1932

The Castle Tower National Park ( English : Castle Tower National Park ) is a national park in the east of the Australian state of Queensland .

location

The park is 407 kilometers northwest of Brisbane and 30 kilometers south of Gladstone .

Terrain forms

There are several mountains in the national park, such as Mount Castle Tower , Mount Stanley and Mount Coulston . Lake Awoonga is a reservoir in the northwest .

flora

The mountainous area is covered with dry rainforest in the valleys and along the watercourses and light eucalyptus forest on the mountain ridges. Heide plants form the undergrowth, including the endemic occurring Byfield Spider-Grevillee , an endangered species, Grevillea - Art . The park is located on the southern limit of the distribution of white gum .

Access

The national park cannot be reached by vehicle and is entirely surrounded by private land. It can be hiked from the Bruce Highway or the Calliope – Monto road with the landowner's permission . It can also be reached by boat via Lake Awoonga (only with the approval of the Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB)).

Facilities

Wild camping in the park is permitted, but requires an individual permit that is subject to a fee. There are no tent sites or hiking trails.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
2. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 1997 ( MS Excel ; 93 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
3. ^ Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 11
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Castle Tower National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved October 31, 2012