Mount Cook National Park Queensland | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
Mount Cook National Park | |
Nearest town or city | Cooktown |
Coordinates | 15°29′28″S 145°15′36″E / 15.491°S 145.260°E / -15.491; 145.260 |
Established | 1970 |
Area | 5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Mount Cook National Park is a protected area in the locality of Cooktown, in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.
The national park is immediately south of the town of Cooktown.
The terrain ranges from 0 to 431 metres (0 to 1,414 ft) above sea level. The mountain Mount Cook is in the east of the national park (15°29′26″S 145°15′51″E / 15.4906°S 145.2642°E / -15.4906; 145.2642 (Mount Cook (Gore Mount))). Also known as Gore Mount, it rises 431 metres (1,414 ft) above sea level, the highest point in the national park.
It is 1,554 km (966 mi) north-west of Brisbane. It was established in 1970 and is managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
Within this National Park is a difficult walking track that is six kilometres (3.7 mi) return to the summit of Mount Cook.
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