Editing Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park

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| name                   = Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
| state                  = qld
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| caption                = Chillagoe Caves, 2020
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| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Chillagoe, Queensland|Chillagoe]]
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| established            = 1995
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| managing_authorities   = Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
| url                    = http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/chillagoe-caves/
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'''Chillagoe-Mungana Caves''' is a [[national park]] in [[Chillagoe, Queensland|Chillagoe]], [[Shire of Mareeba]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{Cite QPN|39418|Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The park is {{convert|1455|km}} northwest of [[Brisbane]].<ref>[http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/things-to-see-and-do/chillagoe-mungana-caves-national-park/ "Things to See and Do".] Queensland Holidays. Retrieved 2013-12-25.</ref> The elevation of the terrain is 409 metres.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park, Location in Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia - Aloeus|url=https://www.aloeus.com/chillagoe-mungana-caves-national-park-chillagoe-rainforests/|access-date=2022-02-25|website=www.aloeus.com|language=en}}</ref>

The park is located within the [[Walsh River]] catchment area and the [[Einasleigh Uplands]] bioregion.<ref name="wetinfo">{{cite web |url=http://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/national-park-chillagoe-mungana-caves/ |title=Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park |work=WetlandInfo |publisher=Department of Environment and Heritage Protection |access-date=20 March 2016 }}</ref>  A total of 10 rare or threatened species have been recorded in the park.<ref name="wetinfo"/> Of these, 5 are mammals, [[diadem leaf-nosed bat]], [[Large-eared horseshoe bat|greater large-eared horseshoe bat]], [[ghost bat]], [[Spectacled flying fox|spectacled flying-fox]] and [[koala]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Science|first=jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government; corporateName=Department of Environment and|title=Rare or threatened animals of Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park|url=https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-chillagoe-mungana-caves&Kingdom=animals&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened|access-date=2022-02-24|website=wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au|language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
There are several self-guided limestone caves, the Archways, Pompeii cave, and Bauhinia cave.  The historic [[Chillagoe smelters]] area has mining relics from the 1890s.  There are a few small rock galleries of [[Indigenous Australian art]].

Camping is not permitted.<ref name="abch">{{cite web |url=http://www.chillagoehub.com.au |title=About Chillagoe |date=13 December 2014 |publisher=Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing |access-date=20 March 2016 }}</ref>

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

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

[[Category:National parks of Far North Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1995]]
[[Category:Show caves in Australia]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Australia]]


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