Gray Peaks National Park

Gray Peaks National Park
Coordinates: 17 ° 2 ′ 28 ″  S , 145 ° 51 ′ 1.4 ″  E
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	Rainforest
Next city:	15 kilometer (s) from Cairns
Surface:	10.83 km²
Founding:	2005
Turpentine ( Syncarpia glomulifera )

The Gray Peaks National Park (English Gray Peaks National Park ) is an approximately 11 square kilometer national park in Queensland , Australia . It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area .

location

The park is located in the North Queensland region and protects parts of the green hinterland of Cairns and the Mulgrave River Valley. It is about 9 kilometers northeast of Gordonvale and 15 kilometers southeast of Cairns .

The national parks Little Mulgrave , Dinden , Barron Gorge , Frankland Group and Fitzroy-Island are in the vicinity .

flora

Due to the steep, inaccessible terrain, the mosaic of rainforest and hard foliage vegetation was almost completely spared from clearing and logging. The hardwood forest is dominated by "Large-fruited Red Mahogany" ( Eucalyptus pellita ) and "Turpentine" ( Syncarpia glomulifera ) from the myrtle family .

Facilities and access

There is no public access or visitor facilities in the park.

Web links

• Official site of the park (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
2. ↑ Important Bird Areas (IBAs) - Coastal Wet Tropics , www.birdlife.org, accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
3. ↑ Official Park Website , Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service , accessed October 7, 2012