Girraween National Park
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Girraween National Park is an area of the Granite Belt in south-east Queensland, Australia reserved as a national park.
The park is situated 40km south of Stanthorpe, Queensland. The southern boundary of the park is the state border between Queensland and New South Wales.
It features granite landscapes and open forest. The granite outcroppings, such as the Pyramids and Castle Rock, dominate the local scenery.
The park has abundant fauna, including some that are rarely seen elsewhere in Queensland, such as the common wombat, spotted quoll and the turquoise parrot.
It is also famed for its flora. In spring, many wildflowers bloom, which led to its being called "place of flowers" in the indigenous language.
It is a twin park with Bald Rock National Park, which lies across the border in New South Wales, and features Bald Rock, the second-largest monolith (after Uluru) on the continent.
Fact sheet
- Area: 117.00 km²
- Coordinates: Template:Coor dms
- Date of establishment: ?
- Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
- IUCN category: II
See also: Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)Template:Australia-geo-stub