Mount Jerusalem is a national park in New South Wales, Australia, 635 km north of Sydney. It contains three river systems, Tweed River, Brunswick River and the Richmond River. The park forms the outer rim of Tweed Caldera, a volcano that was active 21 million years ago.[1]

Mount Jerusalem National Park New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
Lake on Koonyum Range, Mount Jerusalem National Park, December 2014
Mount Jerusalem National Park
Coordinates	28°29′04″S 153°21′28″E
Established	1995
Area	52 km2 (20.1 sq mi)
Managing authorities	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Mount Jerusalem National Park
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

Important Bird Area

The park lies within the Nightcap Range Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it contains the largest known population of Albert's lyrebirds, as well as several other significant bird species.[2]

See also

• Protected areas of New South Wales
• Byron Bay, New South Wales
• High Conservation Value Old Growth forest

References

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