About Mount Hypipamee National Park
Mount Hypipamee National Park is a small protected area on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland, about 25 kilometres south of Atherton near Herberton. It is notable for The Crater, a 70-metre-deep volcanic diatreme filled with water, and the nearby Dinner Falls. The park protects high-altitude wet eucalypt forest and rainforest, with short walking tracks, viewing platforms and picnic facilities for day visitors.
Visitors guide
Visitors can explore a compact rainforest park centred on two main features: The Crater, a steep-sided volcanic pipe about 61 metres wide and 70 metres deep with a lake at the bottom viewed from a fenced platform, and Dinner Falls, a series of cascades on the upper Barron River. Short walking tracks through wet eucalypt forest and rainforest connect the car park, picnic area, Crater lookout and falls lookouts. The setting is cool, misty highland forest with birdlife and interpretive signs. No camping or swimming is available; it is a day-use nature sightseeing area.
Key highlights
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The Crater - 70m deep volcanic diatreme with lake viewed from lookout platform
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Dinner Falls - cascades on the upper Barron River with upper and lower lookouts
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Short rainforest walking tracks through high-altitude wet eucalypt forest
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Birdwatching and rainforest flora in Atherton Tablelands highlands