Editing Moogerah Peaks National Park

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| name                   = Moogerah Peaks National Park
| state                  = qld
| iucn_category          = II
| image                  = Mount Greville.jpg
| caption                = [[Mount Greville]] and [[Lake Moogerah]], 2011
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| area                   = 9.27
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| established            = 1982
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| managing_authorities   = Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
| url                    = www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/moogerah-peaks/index.html
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'''Moogerah Peaks''' is a [[National parks|National Park]] in the [[Fassifern Valley]] of [[South East Queensland]], [[Australia]], located approximately 70&nbsp;km south west of the state capital [[Brisbane]]. The 676-hectare park consists of four separate protected areas which surround volcanic peaks and rocky cliffs near [[Moogerah Dam]].

==Environment==
Because the peaks are relatively inaccessible the natural vegetation of the area has remained intact.<ref name="heritage"/> The vegetation is mostly open [[eucalypt]] forest with montane [[heath (habitat)|heath]] on exposed rock faces.<ref name="heritage">{{cite book |title=Heritage Trails of the Great South East |last=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) |author-link=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) |year=2000 |publisher=State of Queensland |isbn=0-7345-1008-X |pages=33 }}</ref> In sheltered areas there are some patches of [[rainforest]].  The park is part of the [[Scenic Rim]] [[Important Bird Area]], identified as such by [[BirdLife International]] because of its importance in the conservation of several species of [[threatened]] birds.<ref name=bli>BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Scenic Rim. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-10-03.</ref>

==Moogerah Peaks==
[[File:Frog Buttress.jpg|thumb|[[Frog Buttress]] cliff on [[Mount French (Queensland)|Mount French]], 2011]]
The Moogerah Peaks are a small set of [[mountain]]s with a volcanic origin.  The summits of [[Mount French (Queensland)|Mount French]], [[Mount Edwards (Queensland)|Mount Edwards]], [[Mount Moon]] and [[Mount Greville]] are each contained within four separate sections of the park.

On Mount French the [[cliff]]s at [[Frog Buttress]] are one of the state's most popular areas for [[rockclimbers]]. The National Park surrounds [[Lake Moogerah]], and access to the Mount Edwards portion of the park can be had across the dam wall and spillway of the lake.

Palm Gorge is situated on Mount Greville. This narrow [[gorge]] contains a nearly pure stand of [[Archontophoenix cunninghamiana|Piccabeen Palms]].<ref>Rankin, Robert. (1992) ''Secrets of the Scenic Rim''. Rankin Publishers. pp. 50 {{ISBN|0-9592418-3-3}}</ref> To the west and south of this park lies the [[Main Range National Park]] preserving part of the [[Scenic Rim]]. The flora of the peaks is diverse including rainforests, sclerophyll woodlands and montane heath in the rocky exposed areas. Endemic flora species occur on the peaks that can be found nowhere else on earth, such as the [[Leionema gracile|Moogerah Peaks Leionema]] and [[Arrundinella grevillensis|Mount Greville Reed Grass]].<ref>Blaik, Jenise. (2000) Moogerah Peaks National Park Fire Strategy Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service - Fire Management System
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{{wide image|Panorama View from Mount Greville, Australia.jpg|1000px|alt=View from Mount Greville|View from Mount Greville}}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Moogerah Peaks National Park}}
*{{Official website|http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/moogerah-peaks/index.html}}

{{South East Queensland}}
{{National Parks of Queensland}}

[[Category:National parks of South East Queensland]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1982]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of Queensland]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Australia]]