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Mutawintji National Park
New South Wales
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Mootwingie rock art - Mutawintji National Park.JPG
Aboriginal rock art located within the national park, 1976.
Mutawintji National Park is located in New South Wales
Mutawintji National Park
Mutawintji National Park
Location in New South Wales
Nearest town or city White Cliffs
Established 4 September 1998 (1998-09-04)
Area 689.12 km2 (266.1 sq mi)
Managing authorities NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
Website Mutawintji National Park
See also Protected areas of
New South Wales

The Mutawintji National Park, formerly the Mootwingee National Park, is a protected national park that is located in the Far West region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 68,912-hectare (170,290-acre) national park is situated approximately 880 kilometres (550 mi) west of Sydney and about 130 kilometres (81 mi) north-east of Broken Hill.

Features and location

Rock art at Mootwingee National Park. Etched stone emu. 1976
Rock art at Mutawintji National Park. Etched stone emu. 1976

The rugged, mulga-clad Byngnano Range is dissected by colourful gorges, rockpools and creek beds lined with red gums. Scattered among the caves and overhangs are Aboriginal rock art and engravings.

In 1979, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife purchased and fenced 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi), in the Coturaundee Ranges, now part of Mutawintji National Park, for the conservation and protection of the yellow-footed rock wallaby.

Follow-up funding of fox eradication in the reserve ensured the survival of this last population of yellow-footed rock-wallabies in New South Wales. Of the wild animals, wedge-tailed eagle, peregrine falcon, short-billed correllas, zebra finches, budgerigars, apostle birds and magpies can also be found here.

The park also protects Mutawintji Historic Site, containing one of the best collections of Australian Aboriginal rock art.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Parque nacional Mutawintji para niños

Gallery

  • Hand stencils. Mootwingee. 1976

    Hand stencils. Mootwingee.

  • Etched rock figures. Mutawintji National Park

    Etched rock figures. Mutawintji National Park

  • Waterhole, Mootwingee

    Waterhole, Mootwingee

  • Rock etchings. Mootwingee

    Rock etchings. Mootwingee

  • Hand stencil in rock overhang, Mootwingi

    Hand stencils in rock overhang, Mootwingee

  • Mootwingee waterhole

    Mootwingee waterhole

  • Ancient rock etchings. Mootwinjee

    Ancient rock etchings. Mootwinjee

  • Etched human-like figures. Mootwingee

    Etched human-like figures. Mootwingee

  • Kangaroos etched on rocks. Mootwingee

    Kangaroos etched on rocks. Mootwingee

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