| Grampians National Park / Gariwerd Victoria | |
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 Grampians National Park / Gariwerd viewed from north of Boroka Peak | |
  Grampians National Park / Gariwerd | |
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| Nearest town or city | Halls Gap |
| Coordinates | 37°12′28″S 142°23′59″E / 37.20778°S 142.39972°E |
| Established | 1 July 1984[1] |
| Area | 1,672.19 km2 (645.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Grampians National Park / Gariwerd |
| See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
The Grampians National Park commonly referred to as the Grampians, is a national park located in the Grampians region of Victoria, Australia. The Jardwadjali name for the mountain range itself is Gariwerd.[2]
The 167,219-hectare (413,210-acre) national park is situated between Stawell and Horsham on the Western Highway and Dunkeld on the Glenelg Highway, 260 kilometres (160 mi) west of Melbourne and 460 kilometres (290 mi) east of Adelaide. Proclaimed as a national park on 1 July 1984, the park was listed on the National Heritage List on 15 December 2006 for its outstanding natural beauty and being one of the richest Aboriginal rock art sites in south-eastern Australia.[3]
The Grampians feature a striking series of mountain ranges of sandstone. The Gariwerd area features about 90% of the rock art in the state.[4]
- ^ a b Grampians National Park Management Plan (PDF). Parks Victoria. March 2003. p. 10. ISBN 0-7311-3131-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Aboriginal Placenames 7. Reviving old Indigenous names for new purposes". Australian National University. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "National Heritage Places - Grampians National Park (Gariwerd)". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Gariwerd/Grampians". Budja Budja Aboriginal Cooperative. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2020.