Yengo-Nationalpark

The Yengo National Park (English Yengo National Park ) is a 489 km ² national park in New South Wales, Australia, about 100 km north- west of Sydney. It is located in the area of the Blue Mountains, which was declared in 2000 a World Heritage Site, and includes location immediately east of the Wollemi National Park; separated from the Putty Road.

Location and Access

The park, with a length of over 70 km and a width of up to 40 km is located in the center of the plane spanned by the cities of Sydney, Lithgow and Singleton triangle. Here, the western part of the park on the Putty Road is ( State Route 69) from Windsor from accessible. The eastern part of the park can be reached from Wisemans Ferry on the Settlers Road. Through the park itself lead numerous paths that can be ridden in most cases only with four-wheel vehicles, however.

Geology

In Yengo National Park, the Macdonald River has cut deep and wide meanders in a sandstone plateau. Thus was formed along the rivers the typical maze of steep rocky ridges and deep canyons. The oldest at 230 million years rock that comes to light, comes from the Narrabeen Group. In follow different slate, sandstone and conglomerate layers up to the top layer, which covers about two-thirds of the park, the Hawkesbury Sandstone. In the remaining third of it is covered by a tertiary basalt layer. This made ​​about the dominant elevations of Mount Yengo ( 668 m) and Mount Wareng ( 594 m).

Flora and Fauna

Compared to the coast and further west, higher parts of the Blue Mountains, the park receives relatively low rainfall. Therefore, the vegetation on the high plains and the north-western slopes consists mostly of low forest with sclerophyllous vegetation. In the wetter areas, especially on the southern slopes and in the eastern part, also find stocks with high Eukalytuswald, in small niches of protected water points and gorges thrives few temperate rain forest.

In the park 43 species of marsupials were counted, including the endangered brush -tailed rock kangaroos. In addition to the also endangered warts honey eaters exist in the park another 128 species of birds, over 17 species of amphibians and 37 species of reptiles.

History

The land was inhabited by Aborigines. In the north there were the root of the Wonaruah; in the south the Darkinjung. Two places with Aboriginal art include Burragurra and Finchley. In both places are petroglyphs in the style of Sydney rock engravings.