Kanangra-Boyd National Park

Kanangra-Boyd National Park
New South Wales
Kanangra Grand Gorge
Kanangra-Boyd National Park is located in New South Wales
Kanangra-Boyd National Park
Kanangra-Boyd National Park
Nearest town or cityOberon
Coordinates33°56′16″S 150°05′27″E / 33.93778°S 150.09083°E / -33.93778; 150.09083
Established3 December 1969 (1969-12-03)[1]
Area686.6 km2 (265.1 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
WebsiteKanangra-Boyd National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

The Kanangra-Boyd National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Central Tablelands region, west of the Southern Highlands and Macarthur regions, in New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 68,660-hectare (169,700-acre) national park is situated approximately 180 kilometres (110 mi) south-west of Sydney and is contiguous with the Blue Mountains National Park and the Nattai National Park. The park was established in 1969.

The Kanangra-Boyd National Park is one of the eight protected areas that, in 2000, was inscribed to form part of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Greater Blue Mountains Area.[2] The Kanangra-Boyd National Park is the most south–westerly of the eight protected areas within the World Heritage Site. The national park forms part of the Great Dividing Range.

Notable features of the national park include the Thurat Spires, Kanangra Walls, Mount Colong, and three waterfall systems – the Kalang, the 225-metre (738 ft) two–tiered drop Kanangara and the Morong falls. The park also features a series of karst landforms that can be explored by those with caving experience.[3]

The movie Jedda was filmed in the Kanangra Walls area in 1954.

  1. ^ a b "Kanangra-Boyd National Park: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Greater Blue Mountains Area". World Heritage List. UNESCO. 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Kanangra-Boyd National Park". NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 October 2014.