Mount Kaputar National Park

Mount Kaputar National Park New South Wales
IUCN category II (national park)
View of the park from the top of Mount Kaputar, oriented approximately west
Mount Kaputar National Park
Coordinates	30°17′26″S 150°08′34″E / 30.29056°S 150.14278°E / -30.29056; 150.14278
Area	502.25 [1]
Managing authorities	Regional Board, Australia National Parks and Wildlife Service
Footnotes	Managing Authorities[2]
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

The Mount Kaputar National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, surrounding the proximities of Mount Kaputar, a volcano active between 17 and 21 million years ago.^[3] It is located 50 km (31 mi) east of Narrabri and 570 km (354 mi) northwest of Sydney.^[4] Millions of years of erosion have since carved the volcanic region into the lava terraces, volcanic plugs, and dykes of Nandewar Range. The central feature of the region is Mount Kaputar, the park's namesake, which rises to an altitude of 1,510 m (4,954 ft).^[3] The 360 degree view from the summit of the mountain encompasses one-tenth of New South Wales' area or 80,000 square kilometres (31,000 sq mi).^[4]

The park protects a wide range of biomes, including semi-arid woodland, subalpine heath, and eucalypt forests, and provides a habitat for a range of animals, including bats, birds, wallabies, quolls, and the unique red triangle slug (Triboniophorus graeffei), which is known to appear after rainfall.^[3]