Mount Remarkable National Park
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Mount Remarkable National Park South Australia |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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 Mount Remarkable National Park
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| Nearest town or city |
Melrose Port Germein Port Pirie |
| Coordinates | 32°46′53″S 138°03′46″E / 32.78139°S 138.06278°ECoordinates: 32°46′53″S 138°03′46″E / 32.78139°S 138.06278°E |
| Established | 1 January 1952 |
| Area | 182.71 km2 (70.5 sq mi) |
| Visitation | 50,000 (in 2006) |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| Website | Mount Remarkable National Park |
| Footnotes | nearest towns and cities |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Mount Remarkable National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about 238 kilometres (148 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Port Augusta. It is also the name of the highest peak in the Park, with a height of 960 metres (3,150 ft).
The Park consists of three separate areas.
The first is the parcel of land (often called a 'block') located immediately west of the town of Melrose and consists of three areas: the Warren Bonython Link, Mambray Creek and Mount Remarkable. This block occupies 165.83 km2 (64.03 sq mi).
The second parcel of land is known as the Telowie block and has an area of 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi). It is located on the west side of the Telowie Gorge Conservation Park about 7.5 km (4.7 mi) east of the town of Port Germein and about 24 km (15 mi) south of the block located at Melrose.
The third parcel of land is known as the Napperby block. It consists of 16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi) and is located immediately east of the town of Napperby, about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the Telowie Gorge Conservation Park and about 12 km (7.5 mi) north-east of the city of Port Pirie.
The Park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.
Land associated with the Park at Mambray Creek and Alligator Gorge first obtained protected area status in 1952 as 'national pleasure resorts' declared under the then National Pleasure Resorts Act 1914. They were managed by the South Australian Government Tourist Bureau from 1952 to 1967.
In 1964, the National Parks Commission submitted a proposal to the Government of South Australia for "comprehensive national parks" covering an area larger than that of the existing national pleasure resorts. This resulted in the creation of three separate reserves - the Alligator Gorge Wildlife Reserve, the Mambray Creek Wildlife Reserve and the Mount Remarkable Wildlife Reserve, that were respectively constituted in July 1965, September 1967 and March 1966.
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