Coorabakh National Park
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Coorabakh is a national park near Hannam Vale
in New South Wales
, Australia
, 272 km northeast of Sydney.
Three volcanic outcrops known as Big Nellie (31°42′2"S 152°31′20"E), Flat Nellie (31°42′39"S 152°30′37"E) and Little Nellie (31°41′40"S 152°30′3"E) dominate the park.
The park is covered in tall eucalypt
forest and shrubs on the exposed Lansdowne escarpment
, while warm temperate and subtropical rainforest
can be found in more protected areas. Endangered species such as the spotted-tailed quoll
, powerful owl
and stuttering frog
can be found in the area.
Newbys Cave is can be reached by following Newbys Creek from the carpark, while Newbys Lookout offers picnic facilities and panoramic views of the Manning River
valley. Flat Rock Lookout (31°41′17"S 152°30′23"E) overlooks the upper Lansdowne Valley and Comboyne Plateau escarpment. Starrs Creek picnic area has a rainforest viewing platform.
The park borders the Lansdowne State Forest.
Hannam Vale, New South Wales
Hannam Vale is a small village located in a forestry and dairy farming area on the Mid North Coast, about North-West of Taree in New South Wales, Australia.-History:...
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 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...
, 272 km northeast of Sydney.
Three volcanic outcrops known as Big Nellie (31°42′2"S 152°31′20"E), Flat Nellie (31°42′39"S 152°30′37"E) and Little Nellie (31°41′40"S 152°30′3"E) dominate the park.
The park is covered in tall eucalypt
Eucalypt
Eucalypts are woody plants belonging to three closely related genera:Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora.In 1995 new evidence, largely genetic, indicated that some prominent Eucalyptus species were actually more closely related to Angophora than to the other eucalypts; they were split off into the...
forest and shrubs on the exposed Lansdowne escarpment
Escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that occurs from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.-Description and variants:...
, while warm temperate and subtropical rainforest
Rainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
can be found in more protected areas. Endangered species such as the spotted-tailed quoll
Quoll
The quoll, or native cat, is a carnivorous marsupial native to mainland Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania. It is primarily nocturnal and spends most of the day in its den. There are six species of quoll; four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea...
, powerful owl
Powerful Owl
The Powerful Owl , also known as the Powerful Boobok, is a species of owl native to south-eastern and eastern Australia, the largest owl on that continent...
and stuttering frog
Stuttering Frog
The Stuttering Frog is a large species of frog that inhabits temperate and sub-tropical rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest in Australia.-Distribution:...
can be found in the area.
Newbys Cave is can be reached by following Newbys Creek from the carpark, while Newbys Lookout offers picnic facilities and panoramic views of the Manning River
Manning River
The Manning River is a river in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia that flows through the Manning Valley. It is one of Australia's few large river systems not to be dammed for water supply purposes anywhere along its catchment...
valley. Flat Rock Lookout (31°41′17"S 152°30′23"E) overlooks the upper Lansdowne Valley and Comboyne Plateau escarpment. Starrs Creek picnic area has a rainforest viewing platform.
The park borders the Lansdowne State Forest.