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Chillagoe-Mungana Caves is a national park in Chillagoe, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park Queensland
IUCN category II (national park)
Chillagoe Caves, 2020
Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
Nearest town or city	Chillagoe
Coordinates	17°05′30″S 144°23′35″E
Established	1995
Area	36.9 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park
See also	Protected areas of Queensland

Geography

The park is 1455 km northwest of Brisbane.[2] The elevation of the terrain is 409 meters.[3]

The park is located within the Walsh River catchment area and the Einasleigh Uplands bioregion.[4] A total of 10 rare or threatened species have been recorded in the park.[4] Of these, 5 are mammals, diadem leaf-nosed bat, greater large-eared horseshoe bat, ghost bat, spectacled flying-fox and koala.[5]

Facilities

There are several self-guided limestone caves, the Archways, Pompeii cave, and Bauhinia cave. The historic Chillagoe smelters area has mining relics from the 1890s. There are a few small rock galleries of Indigenous Australian art.

Camping is not permitted.[6]

See also

• Protected areas of Queensland

References

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