Yengo National Park
| Yengo National Park | |
|---|---|
Mount Yengo, or Big Yengo, a 668-metre-high (2,192 ft) mountain, located in the national park. | |
Yengo National Park | |
| Location | New South Wales |
| Nearest city | Wollombi |
| Coordinates | 33°02′32″S 150°47′10″E / 33.04222°S 150.78611°E |
| Area | 1,543.28 km2 (595.86 sq mi) |
| Established | 11 March 1988 |
| Governing body | NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service |
| Website | Official website |
The Yengo National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 154,328-hectare (381,350-acre) park is situated 213 kilometres (132 mi) northwest of Sydney, 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cessnock, 121 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Gosford, and 91 kilometres (57 mi) southwest of Newcastle. The average elevation of the terrain is 309 metres.
The Yengo National Park is one of the eight protected areas that, in 2000, was inscribed to form part of the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Greater Blue Mountains Area. The Yengo National Park is the most north–easterly of the eight protected areas within the World Heritage Site. The national park forms part of the Great Dividing Range.