Gillies Range

Gillies
View from the Eastern side of the Gillies Range
Geography
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Far North Queensland
Range coordinates	17°09′S 145°42′E / 17.15°S 145.7°E / -17.15; 145.7Coordinates: 17°09′S 145°42′E / 17.15°S 145.7°E / -17.15; 145.7

The Gillies Range is a section of the chain of summits south of Cairns that separate the Far North Queensland coastal plain from the interior Atherton Tableland. At the foot of the range is the town of Gordonvale.

The Gillies Highway permits road access from the Goldsborough Valley near Gordonvale, to Atherton on the Atherton Tableland via the Gillies Range (Famous for its 263 corners, and 800 m elevation change in only 19 km of road).^[1] The Gillies Highway and range were named after William N Gillies,^[2] a former Premier of Queensland.

References

↑ "Atherton Tableland". cairns.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
↑ "Places and Drives - The Central Coast - Goldsborough Valley". Wet Tropics Management Authority. Retrieved 20 July 2012.

Atherton Tableland

Schools	Atherton State High School Jubilee Christian College Mareeba State High School

Attractions	Curtain Fig Tree Davies Creek Lake Tinaroo Lake Eacham Lake Barrine Mount Hypipamee Crater Mount Quincan Seven Sisters Windy Hill

Waterfalls	Barron Blencoe Clamshell Crystal Davies Creek Falls Dinner Herbert River Falls Josephine Kearneys Malanda Millaa Millaa Millstream Murray Stoney Creek Falls Surprise Creek Falls Tchupala Tinaroo Tully Wallaman Whites Wongalee

Towns	Atherton Dimbulah Herberton Irvinebank Kairi Kuranda Mareeba Malanda Millaa Millaa Mutchilba Ravenshoe Tinaroo Tolga Walkamin Yungaburra

Local Government Areas	Tablelands

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Gillies Range

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