Hell Hole Gorge National Park

Protected area in Queensland, Australia

25°32′31″S 144°09′29″E / 25.542°S 144.158°E / -25.542; 144.158 (Hell Hole Gorge National Park)Established1994Area127 km² (49.0 sq mi)Managing authoritiesQueensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceSee alsoProtected areas of Queensland

Hell Hole Gorge National Park is a protected area in Adavale in the Shire of Quilpie in South West Queensland, Australia.^[1]^[2] It is 912 km west of Brisbane.

Geography

The park is characterized by steep cliffs up to 45 metres high along the Powell Creek and Spencer Creek. Notable waterholes are the Hell Hole Waterhole (0.38 hectares) and Spencer's Waterhole (0.22 hectares).

The average elevation of the terrain is 262 metres.^[3]

History

In 1872, it was the site of a massacre of Aboriginal people that occurred as retribution for the killing of Richard Welford of nearby Welford Downs in 1872.^[4]

It was gazetted as a national park in 1994 under the Nature Conservation Act 1992.^[1]

Flora

Some of the plants that come to life here after rain are Hakea maconochiena, Thryptomene hexandra, Acacia spania and Euphorbia sarcostemmoides.^[5]

Amenities

A campground offering primitive camping is available, no potable water is available on site. Access is by four-wheel-drive vehicles.^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hell Hole Gorge National Park – national park in the Shire of Quilpie (entry 39487)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "Hell Hole Gorge National Park". Parks and forests. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
^ "Hell Hole Gorge National Park topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ Murray, Andrew. "Hell Hole Gorge National Park, Dark Secrets From A Dark Past". topwiretraveller.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
^ "About | Hell Hole Gorge National Park". Parks and forests | Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Hell Hole Gorge National Park Management Statement". Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Queensland Government. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^ "Hell Hole Gorge National Park". Parks and Forests. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.