Area 518 km² Phone +61 1300 135 513 | Nearest town or city Mole Creek Established 1978 | |
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Managing authorities Management Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service Similar Mole Creek Caves, Lake Rowallan, Cradle Mountain Lodge, Lake St Clair Lodge, Waldheim Cabins | ||
Walls of jerusalem national park tasmania australia 2014
The Walls of Jerusalem National Park is a national park located in the Central Highlands region of Tasmania, Australia. The park is located approximately 144 km (89 mi) northwest of Hobart, east of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, and west of the Central Plateau Conservation Area. It is south of Mole Creek, Tasmania, and Rowallan Lake. The national park forms part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
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- Walls of jerusalem national park tasmania australia 2014
- Hiking walls of jerusalem national park
- Etymology
- Features
- References
Hiking walls of jerusalem national park
Etymology
The park takes its name from the geological features of the park which are thought to resemble the walls of the city of Jerusalem. As a result, many places and features within the park also have Biblical references for names, such as Herods Gate, Lake Salome, Solomons Jewels, Damascus Gate, the Pool of Bethesda.
Features
The most prominent feature of the park is King Davids Peak with an elevation of 1,509 metres (4,951 ft) above sea level.
Much of the walking track consists of raised boards, from Wild Dog Creek through to Dixon's Kingdom, with the purpose of protecting the fragile alpine vegetation. Walking tracks elsewhere in the park consist of rock, rocky earth, grassland and marsh.