Blackdown Tableland National Park

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian place Blackdown Tableland is a national park in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.<ref>Template:Cite QPN</ref>

Geography

The park is in Central Queensland, Template:Convert northwest of Brisbane. The mountainous terrain of the tablelands provides a unique landscape featuring gorges, waterfalls and diverse vegetation.

The Blackdown Tableland is a Template:Convert sandstone plateau rising abruptly from the plains below. Many creeks on the Tableland have developed gorges and waterfalls along their courses, the most notable of which drains in to the spectacular Rainbow Falls (Gudda Gumoo) over a Template:Convert drop. Some of the creeks on the Tableland are catchment fed by rain and often dry up, and some are spring fed and always flow even just a small amount. The national park is located in the north east of the central Queensland sandstone belt.<ref name="abt" />

The tablelands are positioned at the junction of the Shotover, Expedition and Dawson Ranges.<ref name="naq">Template:Cite book</ref> Evidence of folding is shown in the rises and depressions amongst the ranges.

History

It is the traditional home of the Ghungalu people, whose rock art can be found in the park.<ref name="abt" />

Wadja (also known as Wadjigu, Wadya, Wadjainngo, Mandalgu, and Wadjigun) is an Australian Aboriginal language in Central Queensland. The language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda and Central Highlands Region, including Blackdown Tableland, the Comet River, and the Expedition Range, and the towns of Woorabinda, Springsure and Rolleston.<ref>Template:Cite SLQ-CC-BY</ref>

Climate

The plateau has a more temperate, local climate than the surrounding plains, supporting open forests, heath, ferns, and a variety of plants and animals, several of which are not found anywhere else. Parts of the eastern tablelands have an average rainfall of Template:Convert per year.<ref name="naq"/> Dense fog may shroud the plateau.<ref name="abt"/>

Facilities

Camping is permitted at Munall campground.<ref name="abt"/> There are walking tracks leading to lookouts, heritage sites and creeks. Picnic facilities are available at Yaddamen Dhina lookout.<ref name="abt"/>

Camping is available on Mimosa Creek in the Tableland, camping fees apply.

Access

Access to the area was very limited until a road was constructed in 1969 by the Queensland Forest Department.<ref name="naq"/> Entrance to the park is via a turn-off Template:Convert west of Dingo along the Capricorn Highway.<ref name="abt">Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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External links

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