Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park
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The Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park is a state park in the Wimmera
plains of western Victoria
, Australia
. It encompasses Mount Arapiles
, Mitre Rock, and the Tooan block. The park covers an area of 50.6 km² and is valuable for nature conservation
, with approximately 14% of the State's flora species represented in the Mount Arapiles area. The wildflowers are particularly abundant in spring.
The major landmarks in the park are:
The park is managed by Parks Victoria
.
Wimmera
The Wimmera is a region in the west of the Australian state of Victoria.It covers the dryland farming area south of the range of Mallee scrub, east of the South Australia border and north of the Great Dividing Range...
plains of western Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It encompasses Mount Arapiles
Mount Arapiles
Mount Arapiles is a rock formation that rises 369 metres above the Wimmera plains in western Victoria, Australia. It is approximately 10 km from Natimuk, Victoria and is part of the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park. Arapiles is a very popular destination for rock climbers due to the quantity...
, Mitre Rock, and the Tooan block. The park covers an area of 50.6 km² and is valuable for nature conservation
Conservation ethic
Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity. Secondary focus is on materials conservation and energy conservation, which are seen as important to...
, with approximately 14% of the State's flora species represented in the Mount Arapiles area. The wildflowers are particularly abundant in spring.
The major landmarks in the park are:
- Mount Arapiles; a prominent rock formation that is a popular rock climbingRock climbingRock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
destination. - Mitre Rock; a small outcrop of rock beside Lake Mitre that is also not far from Mount Arapiles.
- Tooan block; an area containing the remnants of woodlands that have elsewhere been largely cleared for agriculture.
The park is managed by Parks Victoria
Parks Victoria
-Department:Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The Parks Victoria Act 1998 makes Parks Victoria responsible for managing national parks, reserves and other land under the control of the state,...
.