TheScenic Rim is a group of forestedmountain ranges of theGreat Dividing Range, located south ofBrisbane agglomeration, straddling the border betweensouth-eastern Queensland and north-easternNew South Wales,Australia.[1] In 2021, the Scenic Rim was named as aLonely Planet top destination for 2022.[2]
Yugarabul (also known as Ugarapul and Yuggerabul) and Yugembah (also known as Yugumbir, Jugambel, Jugambeir, Jugumbir, Jukam, Jukamba) areAustralian Aboriginal languages of the Scenic Rim, South-East Queensland.The Yugarabul language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries ofBrisbane City Council,Ipswich City Council and the Scenic Rim Regional Council.[3] The Yugembah language areas include Gold Coast, Logan, Scenic Rim,Tweed River Valley,Albert River,Beaudesert,Beenleigh,Coolangatta,Coomera,Logan River,Pimpama andTamborine, within the local government boundaries of theCity of Gold Coast,City of Logan, Scenic Rim Regional Council and the Tweed River Valley.
The Scenic Rim has been described as one of Queensland's great natural treasure troves.[4] The landscape is visually stunning.[4] The topography is varied and rainfall fairly high, especially in the east. In the west dryer conditions lead to distinct vegetation types, such as dry eucalyptus forest, dominating.[4] The Scenic Rim lies in a zone where tropical, temperate and western species overlap in a biodiversity hot spot.[4] Biologists refer to this region as the Macleay-McPherson Overlap.[4]
The mountainous landscape forms a quarter circle ridge positioned roughly from south ofToowoomba around toSpringbrook.Tamborine Mountain, Lever's Plateau and the Lamington Plateau are part of the rim formation.[5] The scenic rim is considered part of theGold Coast hinterland. Parts of the rim are well developed, crossed by highways with facilities for tourists likeCunninghams Gap, others are privately ownedagricultural properties and rural villages such asBeechmont and Tamborine Mountain. Much of the rest is protected innational parks andnature reserves.
The ranges include theLittle Liverpool Range,[6]Main Range,[7] Mistake Mountains,[8]McPherson Range,[9]Teviot Range[10] and theTweed Range.[11] Valleys of the Scenic Rim include Laidley Creek, Christmas Creek,Lockyer Valley,Fassifern Valley,Numinbah Valley, theAlbert River,Logan River,Coomera River and theBremer River.
The geology and landscape of the Scenic Rim is largely volcanic in origin, deriving from the prehistoricTweed Volcano, including theMount Warningshield volcano, and the Focal Peak and Main Rangevolcanic rocks. Some areas ofsedimentary origin include parts of Mount Barney and eastern Lamington national parks. The deeply weathered, mainlybasaltic, soils supportrainforest and vine thicketecosystems, as well as rareeucalypt andgrasslandcommunities. The area has asubtropical climate with (at the lowest altitudes) average minimum winter temperatures of 6 °C, average maximum summer temperatures of 29 °C, and average annual rainfall of 1555 mm.[12]
Areas protected in national parks and other conservation reserves include theBorder Ranges National Park, Glen Rock Regional Park,Koreelah National Park,Lamington National Park,Limpinwood Nature Reserve,Main Range National Park,Mebbin National Park,Moogerah Peaks National Park,Mount Barney National Park,Mount Chinghee National Park,Mount Clunie National Park,Mount Nothofagus National Park,Mount Warning National Park,Numinbah Nature Reserve andSpringbrook National Park. Parts of the Scenic Rim,Gondwana Rainforests, are listed as aWorld Heritage Site,[13] and some are designatedWilderness Areas.[12]
A 1,351 km2 area encompassing the Scenic Rim has been identified byBirdLife International as anImportant Bird Area (IBA) because it supports populations ofendangeredeastern bristlebirds,black-breasted button-quails,rufous scrub-birds,Albert's lyrebirds,pale-yellow robins,paradise riflebirds,green catbirds,regent bowerbirds andAustralian logrunners.[14] There are also historical and recent sight records of thecritically endangeredCoxen's fig parrot.[12] Migratory cuckoos can be seen and heard from Spring to Summer.[4]
There are many recreational activities forday-trippers,rockclimbers, hikers and nature lovers on the ranges.[15] The concept of the Scenic Rim was first described byArthur Groom andRomeo Lahey in the 1920s.[16] They were campaigning for the protection of the forests fromMain Range to the Lamington Plateau. At about the same time theBinna Burra Lodge andO'Reilly's Guesthouse were established as the popularity of the area grew with tourists.
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