Mount Jerusalem National Park

Mount Jerusalem National Park
New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Mount Jerusalem National Park
Coordinates 28°29′04″S 153°21′28″E / 28.48444°S 153.35778°E / -28.48444; 153.35778Coordinates: 28°29′04″S 153°21′28″E / 28.48444°S 153.35778°E / -28.48444; 153.35778
Established 1995
Area 52 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
Managing authorities NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Website Mount Jerusalem National Park
See also Protected areas of
New South Wales

Mount Jerusalem is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 635 km north of Sydney. It contains three river systems, Tweed River, Brunswick River and the Richmond River.

Important Bird Area

The park lies within the Nightcap Range Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it contains the largest known population of Albert's lyrebirds, as well as several other significant bird species.[1]

See also

References

  1. "IBA: Nightcap Range". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 2011-08-30.


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