Yellomundee Regional Park

The Yellomundee Regional Park is a protected regional park that is located on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales in eastern Australia. The 485-hectare (1,200-acre) regional park is situated approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Penrith and 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of Richmond. The park is situated in a region that is part of the Great Escarpment formed by the orogeny that created the Great Dividing Range.

Yellomundee Regional Park New South Wales
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Yellomundee Regional Park
Nearest town or city	Penrith
Coordinates	33°40′24″S 150°39′04″E
Established	August 2000 (2000-08)[1]
Area	4.85 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities	NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Website	Yellomundee Regional Park
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

Location and features

The park stretches 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) in a north-south direction from Yarramundi to Mount Riverview and Emu Heights and contains mountain bike, horse, and hiking tracks, and several lookouts. The park is located west of the Nepean River, overlooking and abuts the river for approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi).

Yellomundee Regional Park is distinct in that only about one fifth of the land has been modified and it contains large areas of natural bushland as well as cultural and historical sites. The park protects areas of alluvial and riverine plant communities.^[2]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Environment portal

• Protected areas of New South Wales

References

1. "Yellomundee Regional Park: Park management". Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
2. Yellomundee Regional Park: Plan of management (PDF) (PDF). Government of New South Wales. 17 May 2009. ISBN 978-1-74232-380-0. Retrieved 12 October 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

External links

• List of animals recorded in the park