Monga National Park
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Monga National Park New South Wales | |
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Nearest town or city | Braidwood. |
Coordinates | 35°39′47″S 149°58′16″E / 35.66306°S 149.97111°E |
Established | 1 January 2001 |
Area | 251.44 km2 (97.1 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | National Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Monga National Park |
See also | Protected 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
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Southern Sassafras at Monga National Park; a seldom seen plant in New South Wales
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The Monga Waratah at Monga National Park
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A stand of Eucalyptus trees at Monga National park
See also
References
Media related to Monga National Park at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "Monga National Park".
- ^ "Corn Trail walking track". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Corn Trail offers up rich plenitude of flora and fauna". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 8 November 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Monga National Park | Learn more". NSW National Parks. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Worldwide Elevation Finder". elevation.maplogs.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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