Mount Barney National Park

Mount Barney National Park
Mount Barney
Coordinates: 28 ° 16 ′ 25 ″  S , 152 ° 39 ′ 43 ″  E
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	Mountain cones of volcanic origin, Gondwana rainforests
Next city:	Rathdowney
Surface:	176.60 km²
Founding:	1947
Mount Maroon
Mount Lindesay

The Mount Barney National Park (English: Mount Barney National Park ) is a national park in the southeast of the Australian state of Queensland . It is 90 kilometers southwest of Brisbane , about 50 kilometers east of Warwick and about 15 kilometers southwest of Rathdowney on the border with New South Wales . Mount Nothofagus National Park connects to the south .

In 1980 Mount Lindesay National Park was integrated into Mount Barney National Park.

National nature

Mount Barney , Mount Maroon , Mount May and Mount Lindesay rise above the surrounding farmland. These wild mountain peaks are the remains of an ancient shield volcano that last erupted 24 million years ago. Mount Barney is the second highest point in southeast Queensland at 1,359  m . Its twin peaks tower over the national park and are surrounded by numerous other mountains, steep valleys, caves, deep rock pools and lots of forest. Mount Ballow and Mount Ernest are other peaks in its vicinity.

Flora and fauna

In the national park there is light forest at the foot of the mountains and from a height of 600 meters subtropical rainforest , which has been a World Heritage Site of the Gondwana rainforests in Australia since 1994 . Mountain heathland covers the peaks of the mountains, at Mount Ballow you come across cool, temperate rainforest and at Mount Maroon you come across Mallee - eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus codoncarpa ). There are many rare and endemic plants, especially around Mount Barney . B. the endangered maroon acacia ( Acacia saxicola ), the Mount Barney bush pea ( Pultanaea whiteana ) and the Hillgrove spot eucalyptus ( Eucalyptus michaeliana ).

The park is part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird Area , which has been designated by BirdLife International for its importance in the conservation of endangered bird species . The birds singing fills the forest. The rainforest at Mount Barney is also an important habitat for the endangered marble swallow ( Podargus ocellatus ).

Facilities and leisure

Wild camping is permitted on Mount May and Mount Barney, with restrictions only during the main holiday season. Then you should book at least 3 weeks in advance. Private tent sites are also available.

The summit of Mount Barney offers a great view of the mountains in the border area between New South Wales and Queensland and the forests of the Scenic Rim . The mountain is a well-known hiking destination, and there are more than 30 ascent routes to the two peaks. Most of these hiking trails, however, are not maintained and are poorly signposted. The most difficult routes are over the Logans Ridge and the Short Leaning Ridge . The climbs over the Peasants Ridge and the South Ridge are more recommended for less experienced mountaineers. The ascent and descent take eight to ten hours, depending on the route and the condition of the climber.

Mount Maroon is a popular climbing destination. The first to climb was Captain Patrick Logan in 1828 . He chose one of the most difficult and spectacular ridges on the mountain, which is named after him today. His companions were Allan Cunningham and Charles Frazer , but they did not reach the summit.

Directions

The national park can be reached on the Mount Lindesay Highway . About one kilometer south of Rathdowney , turn west on State Road 93 towards Maroon / Boonah . After another six kilometers, a road leads south to the national park. Mount Ernest and Mount Lindesay are located directly on the Mount Lindesay Highway just before the border with New South Wales.

Web links

Commons : Mount Barney National Park  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official website of the park (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
2. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 1997 ( MS Excel ; 93 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on October 7, 2012 (English)
3. ^ ^{A b} Steve Parish: Australian Touring Atlas . Steve Parish Publishing. Archerfield QLD 2007. ISBN 978-1-74193-232-4 . P. 6
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Mount Barney National Park . Department of Environment and Resource Management. Retrieved December 7, 2012
5. ↑ Important Bird Area factsheet - Scenic Rim . BirdLife International 2001. Retrieved October 3, 2011
6. ↑ Nature Conservation (Special Status) Declaration 2005 . P. 11 ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.