Monga National Park

Protected area in New South Wales, Australia
35°39′47″S 149°58′16″E / 35.66306°S 149.97111°E / -35.66306; 149.97111Established1 January 2001Area251.44 km2 (97.1 sq mi)Managing authoritiesNational Parks and Wildlife ServiceWebsiteMonga National ParkSee alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

The Monga National Park is a 251.44-square-kilometre (97.08 sq mi) national park located 230 kilometres (140 mi) south west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The closest town nearby is Braidwood.[1]

Monga features outstanding high altitude eucalyptus forest and temperate rainforest. It contains the Corn Trail, a historic bridle-track, built in the 1830s, that has been restored and reopened as a walking track.[2][3]

In the park you can find many cultural sites of the ancient Aboriginal peoples of Yuin and Walbunja.[4]

The park has an elevation of 686 meters.[5]

Gallery

  • Pinkwood growing as a hemiepiphyte on a Soft Tree Fern at Monga National Park
    Pinkwood growing as a hemiepiphyte on a Soft Tree Fern at Monga National Park
  • Southern Sassafras at Monga National Park; a seldom seen plant in New South Wales
    Southern Sassafras at Monga National Park; a seldom seen plant in New South Wales
  • The Monga Waratah at Monga National Park
    The Monga Waratah at Monga National Park
  • A stand of Eucalyptus trees at Monga National park
    A stand of Eucalyptus trees at Monga National park

See also

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References

Media related to Monga National Park at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ "Monga National Park".
  2. ^ "Corn Trail walking track". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Corn Trail offers up rich plenitude of flora and fauna". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 8 November 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Monga National Park | Learn more". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Worldwide Elevation Finder". elevation.maplogs.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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