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Main Range National Park

Main Range National Park
Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
LakeMoogerah.jpg
The forested slopes of Main Range to the south of Lake Moogerah.
Main Range National Park is located in Queensland
Main Range National Park
Main Range National Park
Nearest town or city Warwick
Coordinates 27°48′57″S 152°15′56″E / 27.81583°S 152.26556°E / -27.81583; 152.26556Coordinates: 27°48′57″S 152°15′56″E / 27.81583°S 152.26556°E / -27.81583; 152.26556
Established 1965
Area 184 km2 (71.0 sq mi)
Managing authorities Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website Main Range National Park
See also Protected areas of Queensland

The Main Range is a mountain range and a national park in Queensland, Australia, located predominantly in Tregony, Southern Downs Region 85 kilometres (53 mi) southwest of Brisbane. It is part of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia (formerly known as the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves). It protects the western part of a semicircle of mountains in South East Queensland known as the Scenic Rim. This includes the largest area of rainforest in South East Queensland. 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.

The park extends from Kangaroo Mountain south to Wilsons Peak on the New South Wales border and includes Mount Superbus (1,375 m), South East Queensland’s highest peak.

Bare Rock, Mount Cordeaux, Mount Mitchell, Spicers Peak, Mount Huntley, Mount Asplenium, Mount Steamer, The Steamer Range, Lizard Point, Mount Roberts, Mount Mistake and Mount Superbus all lie within the Main Range National Park. In total there are more than 40 peaks higher than 1,000 m.


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