NATIONAL WILDERNESS RED INDEX

Published by the Colong Foundation for Wilderness Ltd. 30/09/94
Level 2, 332 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000.
Ph (02) 9261 2400; Fax (02) 9261 2144.

Name:

KING LEOPOLD RANGES

Nominated by:

Not recorded

Location:

Not recorded

Size
For size and tenure information contact the Colong Foundation.

DESCRIPTION

The King Leopold Ranges separate the main Kimberley plateau from the Fitzroy
plains to the south. The Ranges consist of quartz sandstone intruded by
dolerite. Valleys are step-sisded to precipitous, providing panoramic views from
scarps. Parts of the range reach to almost 1,000 metres in height. [1]

Low, open eucalypt woodland is the dominant vegetation of the area. Increased
vegetation diversity is encountered along creek lines where plants such as
Pandanus and Livistona palms are found with eucalypts. [2]

The area is thought to support a diverse fauna, including a representative range
of mammals. [3]

STATE FORESTS

ENDANGERED SPECIES

LAND USE HISTORY

CONSERVATION HISTORY

THREATS

GRAZING
Most of the area is held in pastoral leases and is used for cattle grazing. [4]

ROADING
A station road running up the valley between Mount Broome and Mount Ord
constitutes a major intrusion into the area. [5]

CONTACTS

No contacts are recorded from that area.
ENDNOTES
1
Prineas, P., Lembit, R., Fisher, N., 1986, "Australia's Wilderness An
Inventory".

2
Prineas, 1986.

3
Prineas, 1986.

4
Prineas, 1986.

5
Prineas, 1986.

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