Mount Augustus National Park

Mount Augustus National Park
Western Australia
Mount Augustus
Mount Augustus National Park is located in Western Australia
Mount Augustus National Park
Mount Augustus National Park
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Nearest town or cityMeekatharra
Coordinates24°19′50″S 116°50′37″E / 24.33056°S 116.84361°E / -24.33056; 116.84361
Established1989
Area91.68 km2 (35.4 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesDepartment of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) (was Department of Environment and Conservation)
WebsiteMount Augustus National Park
See alsoList of protected areas of
Western Australia

Mount Augustus National Park is located 852 km north of Perth, 490 km by road east of Carnarvon and 390 km northwest of Meekatharra, in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. Mount Augustus itself, the feature around which the national park is based, is known as Burringurrah to the local Wadjari Aboriginal people.[2]

  1. ^ "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation: 48. 2010. ISSN 1835-114X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011.
  2. ^ Mount Augustus National Park Burringurrah visitor guide (PDF), Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2023.