Turon National Park
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Turon National Park is located along a section of the Turon River in central New South Wales
, Australia
. Proposed as an area worth protecting in 1983, the park was not established until 2002. The park is 150 km north-west of Sydney
, approximately 5km west of Capertee, near Lithgow, New South Wales
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Turon National Park was one of the sites of the 1851 gold rush
and remains from this era are still evident. Pasture land cleared in the past remain obvious. Sheoak grows along the river and a variety of gums cover the slopes. A large variety of native birds live within the park and red wallabies spend the day on the sandstone tops and descend at dusk to the valley. The Park is at a relatively high altitude (valley floor at around 750m above sea level, the tops at around 850m) due to the park's location within the Great Dividing Range. Sub-zero temperatures are common in the cooler months.
Access to the valley floor is difficult for 2WD vehicles and after heavy rainfall even 4WD access is doubtful.
Two campsites are identified on Wikimapia
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New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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. Proposed as an area worth protecting in 1983, the park was not established until 2002. The park is 150 km north-west of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, approximately 5km west of Capertee, near Lithgow, New South Wales
Lithgow, New South Wales
Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of the local political division City of Lithgow. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow, the first Auditor-General of New South Wales.Lithgow is...
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Turon National Park was one of the sites of the 1851 gold rush
Australian gold rushes
The Australian gold rush started in 1851 when prospector Edward Hammond Hargraves claimed the discovery of payable gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, at a site Edward Hargraves called Ophir.Eight months later, gold was found in Victoria...
and remains from this era are still evident. Pasture land cleared in the past remain obvious. Sheoak grows along the river and a variety of gums cover the slopes. A large variety of native birds live within the park and red wallabies spend the day on the sandstone tops and descend at dusk to the valley. The Park is at a relatively high altitude (valley floor at around 750m above sea level, the tops at around 850m) due to the park's location within the Great Dividing Range. Sub-zero temperatures are common in the cooler months.
Access to the valley floor is difficult for 2WD vehicles and after heavy rainfall even 4WD access is doubtful.
Two campsites are identified on Wikimapia
Wikimapia
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See also
- Sofala, New South WalesSofala, New South WalesSofala is a village located approximately 250 km north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, within Bathurst Regional Council. It is located beside the Turon River. Sofala is just off the Bathurst-Ilford Road, with only local traffic through the town itself...