New England National Park, Nature reserve in New South Wales, Australia
New England National Park is a nature reserve in New South Wales featuring a varied landscape of cliffs, rainforests, and eucalypt woodlands spread across a large area. The elevation ranges from lowlands to highlands, creating different plant communities and habitats throughout the park.
Phillip Wright of Wollomombi began campaigning in the 1920s to protect this escarpment. Most of the area was declared a reserve in 1931 and dedicated for public recreation in 1935, the year the park was created. Antimony mining leases were granted between 1934 and 1956, and Governor-General Lord Gowrie officially opened the park in 1937.
The park lies within the traditional country of the Dunghutti, Anaiwan and Gumbaynggirr peoples. The sources do not record interpretive signs or programs in the park; what visitors encounter today is the outcome of a 1920s campaign by Phillip Wright of Wollomombi, which led to a reserve in 1931 and a public recreation dedication in 1935.
Several walking trails of varying length and difficulty let you explore different parts of the park at your own pace. Conditions change with the season, so check local information before you go to plan what to bring and wear.
Point Lookout, at 1,563 metres, is the second tallest mountain in the region and one of the highest points north of the Snowy Mountains; on a clear day the Tasman Sea is visible from it. Between 1934 and 1956 antimony mining leases were granted within what is now the park.
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