Editing Hell Hole Gorge National Park

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'''Hell Hole Gorge National Park''' is a [[Protected areas of Queensland|protected area]] in [[Adavale]] in the [[Shire of Quilpie]] in [[South West Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite QPN|39487|Hell Hole Gorge National Park|national park in the Shire of Quilpie|access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hell Hole Gorge National Park |url=https://parks.desi.qld.gov.au/parks/hell-hole-gorge |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Parks and forests |publisher=Queensland Government}}</ref> It is  912&nbsp;km west of [[Brisbane]].

== Geography ==
The park is characterized by steep cliffs up to 45 metres high along the Powell Creek and Spencer Creek. Notable waterholes are the Hell Hole Waterhole (0.38 hectares) and Spencer's Waterhole (0.22 hectares).

The average elevation of the terrain is 262 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hell Hole Gorge National Park topographic map, elevation, relief |url=https://en-us.topographic-map.com/maps/kznm/Hell-Hole-Gorge-National-Park/ |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=topographic-map.com |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
In 1872, it was the site of a [[List of massacres of Indigenous Australians|massacre of Aboriginal people]] that occurred as retribution for the killing of Richard Welford of nearby [[Welford National Park|Welford Downs]] in 1872.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Andrew |title=Hell Hole Gorge National Park, Dark Secrets From A Dark Past |url=https://topwiretraveller.com/hell-hole-gorge-national-park-qld/ |website=topwiretraveller.com|access-date=4 June 2023}}</ref>

It was gazetted as a national park in 1994 under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.<ref name=":0" />

== Flora ==
Some of the plants that come to life here after rain are ''[[Hakea maconochieana|Hakea maconochiena]]'', ''[[Thryptomene hexandra]]'', ''[[Acacia spania]]'' and ''[[Euphorbia sarcostemmoides]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-09-08 |title=About {{!}} Hell Hole Gorge National Park |url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/hell-hole-gorge/about |access-date=2022-06-06 |website=Parks and forests {{!}} Department of Environment and Science, Queensland |language=en-AU}}</ref>

== Amenities ==
A campground offering primitive camping is available, no potable water is available on site. Access is by [[Four-wheel drive|four-wheel-drive]] vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/managing/plans-strategies/statements/hell-hole-gorge.html|title=Hell Hole Gorge National Park Management Statement|date=2013|website=Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|accessdate=24 February 2021|archive-date=25 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425024141/https://www.npsr.qld.gov.au/managing/plans-strategies/statements/hell-hole-gorge.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hell Hole Gorge National Park|url=https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/hell-hole-gorge|url-status=live|access-date=24 February 2021|website=Parks and Forests|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019154754/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/hell-hole-gorge}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[Protected areas of Queensland]]

{{National Parks of Queensland}}


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