| Address | Cooktown Developmental Road,
Helenvale
Queensland, 4871, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Black Mountain National Park | | Telephone Enquiries : | 13-0013 0372 |
This park protects an imposing mountain range of massive black granite boulders at the northern end of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The intriguing landscape is the source of many legends and home to some unique wildlife. One species of frog and two lizard species are found nowhere else. Godman’s rock-wallabies and ghost bats (vulnerable to extinction) also live here.
Read the signs at the carpark to learn about local history and wildlife. From the viewing platform, use binoculars to look for the surprisingly large fig trees growing among the boulders on the distant mountain. Look also for the natural light colour of the rock on freshly broken boulders, before algae blackens it.
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| Accreditation | World Heritage. | | Activity | Bushwalking, Camping, Cycling, Self-Guided. | | Entity Facility | Access With Assistance for the Disabled, Picnic Area, Public Toilet, Viewing Platform. | | Experience | Fishing, Flora/Fauna, Nature based, Wildlife. |
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