Sir James Mitchell National Park

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Sir James Mitchell National Park
Sir James Mitchell National Park (Western Australia)
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Coordinates: 34 ° 22 ′ 48 ″  S , 116 ° 10 ′ 48 ″  E
Location: Western Australia , Australia
Surface: 2.47 km²
Founding: 1924
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The 2.47 km² Sir James Mitchell National Park (English: Sir James Mitchell National Park ) was found in 1924 under national protection. It is located about 280 kilometers south of Perth in the southwest of the Australian state of Western Australia . The national park is about 14 kilometers south of Manjimup and 15 kilometers northeast of Pemberton . It can be reached via National Highway 1 . There are numerous tall carribrees in the park .

Not far south of the national park is the so-called diamond tree , a 52 meter high karri tree that was used as a fire watch tower. The wooden platform at this height can still be climbed today.

The name of the national park goes back to the Prime Minister James Mitchell (1866-1951) of Western Australia.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Department of Parks and Wildlife 2013-14 Annual Report (PDF), on parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved August 21, 2017
  2. ↑ a b Australian Government - CAPAD 2014 - WA summary . Terrestrial Protected Areas in Western Australia (2014). DSEWPaC , accessed August 20, 2017; MS Excel ; 53 kB