Editing Chesterton Range National Park

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| type                   = protected
| name                   = Chesterton Range National Park
| state                  = qld
| iucn_category          = II
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| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Morven, Queensland|Morven]]
| area                   = {{Convert|309.8|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}}
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="wetlandinfo">{{cite web |url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-chesterton-range/ |title=Chesterton Range National Park |work=WetlandInfob |publisher=Department of Environment and Heritage Protection |access-date=9 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081014/http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-chesterton-range/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| established            = 1992
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| managing_authorities   = [[Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service]]
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'''Chesterton Range''' is a national park in [[South West Queensland]], Australia, 585&nbsp;km west of [[Brisbane]]. It is located north east of [[Morven, Queensland|Morven]] in both the locality of [[Redford, Queensland|Redford]] in the [[Maranoa Region]] and [[Tyrconnel, Queensland|Tyrconnel]] in the [[Shire of Murweh]].<ref>{{Cite QPN|39412|Chesterton Range National Park|national park|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>  It lies in the water catchment areas of three waterways.  These are the [[Warrego River]], Wallam Creek and the [[Maranoa River]].  The park protects part of the [[Brigalow Belt]] South bioregion.  To the north and the west of the park is Orkadilla State Forest. The average elevation of the terrain is 544 metres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chesterton Range National Park topographic map, elevation, relief|url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/dg9e/Chesterton-Range-National-Park/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=topographic-map.com|language=en|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224131801/https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/dg9e/Chesterton-Range-National-Park/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The park features a small two-room [[homestead (buildings)|homestead]].<ref name="mmh">{{cite web |url=http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/tourism/ecotourism/chesterton.html |title=Chesterton Range National Park - Mount Mobil Homestead |access-date=9 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518073737/http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/tourism/ecotourism/chesterton.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>  The pastoral holding was abandoned in 1937.<ref name="mmh"/>  13 rare or threatened species have been identified in the national park.<ref name="wetlandinfo"/>  This includes a colony of the vulnerable [[yakka skink]],<ref name="mmh"/> then [[woma python]], [[red goshawk]], [[grey falcon]], [[koala]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Science|first=jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and|title=Rare or threatened wildlife of Chesterton Range National Park|url=https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-chesterton-range&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened|access-date=2022-02-23|website=wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au|language=en-AU|archive-date=23 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223080940/https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-chesterton-range&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

==References==
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{{National Parks of Queensland}}

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[[Category:National parks of Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1992]]
[[Category:South West Queensland]]
[[Category:1992 establishments in Australia]]


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