Editing Warrumbungle National Park (section)

==Features==
[[Image:Crater Bluff Warrumbungles.jpg|thumb|Belougery Spire]]
Located within the large area of [[Southeast Australia temperate savanna|temperate savanna]] grasslands the park incorporates the most spectacular part of the Warrumbungle mountains, a region of past [[volcano|volcanic]] activity with unusual [[lava]] formations. Some of the most well-known rock formations include Belougery Spire, Bluff Mountain, Mount Exmouth (tallest mountain in the park), [[The Breadknife]], Split Rock, Fans Horizon and Crater Bluff.

There are many scenic bushwalks and both rock climbing and abseiling are popular.<ref name="discover"/> Though the park preserved habitat for [[koala]]s in the past, a massive 2013 fire decimated the koala population; none are thought to have survived.<ref name = "ABC-brushfire"/>

Located immediately adjacent to the national park is the [[Siding Spring Observatory]]. The observatory, officially opened in 1965, was constructed on the boundary of the park partly because the park provided a light-free environment. This scientific facility consists of several internationally important telescopes and has considerable socio-economic importance to the local Coonabarabran community.<ref name="NPWS2012"/>