Atherton Attractions
Atherton (pop. 4640) is the chief place on the Atherton Tableland. It lies in a productive agricultural area, with good soil and high rainfall (dairy farming, maize plantations) and patches of rain forest. The town grew up round a logging camp and took its name from John Atherton, a farmer who settled here around 1870.
Atherton Surroundings
Mount Hypipamee National Park
360ha.
The sheer walls of the crater was the result of an explosion of volcanic gases in the granite. 70m in diameter, its granite walls fall steeply down 60m to the crater lake.
The sheer walls of the crater was the result of an explosion of volcanic gases in the granite. 70m in diameter, its granite walls fall steeply down 60m to the crater lake.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Lake Eacham Office
McLeish Road
Yungaburra, QLD 4871
Australia
McLeish Road
Yungaburra, QLD 4871
Australia
