Yarra Ranges National Park
Protected area in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yarra Ranges National Park is located in the Central Highlands of Australia's southeastern state Victoria, 107 km northeast of Melbourne. Established in 1995 and managed by the statutory authority Parks Victoria, the park features a carbon-rich, temperate rainforest and a subalpine eucalypt forest on its northern plateau. It is home to large stands of mountain ash, the tallest tree species in Australia and among the tallest in the world. A wide diversity of fauna make their home across the park's 76,003 hectares, including kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, platypuses and 120 species of native birds. Among the conservation challenges facing Yarra Ranges National Park are climate change and invasive species of weeds.
Yarra Ranges National Park Victoria | |
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Nearest town or city | Melbourne |
Coordinates | 37°40′50″S 145°59′27″E |
Established | December 1995 (1995-12)[1] |
Area | 760 km2 (293.4 sq mi)[1] |
Visitation | 800,000 (in 2002)[1] |
Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
Website | Yarra Ranges National Park |
See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
In winter, Lake Mountain, located on the plateau at the northern end of the park, provides cross-country skiing on groomed and ungroomed ski trails.