Hann Tableland is a national park in Far North Queensland (Australia), 1,436 km northwest of

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. It is located in the northern section of Paddys Green, a locality in the

Tablelands Region The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January ...

local government area. It was first set aside as national park in 1989 and nearly doubled in size with an expansion in 2004. The park is located within the

Einasleigh Uplands The Einasleigh Uplands is an interim Australian bioregion, with vegetation consisting of savanna and woodland located on a large plateau in inland Queensland, Australia. It corresponds to the Einasleigh Uplands savanna ecoregion, as identified ...

bioregion and the Mitchell River water catchment area. The national park was established to conserve the forests of the Hann Tableland mountain range. Three rare or threatened species have been identified within the Hann Tableland National Park. These are

northern greater glider The northern greater glider (''Petauroides minor'') is a species of gliding marsupial endemic to the forests of north-central Queensland, Australia. Taxonomy It was initially described as a subspecies of ''Petauroides volans'', which alongsid ...

northern quoll The northern quoll (''Dasyurus hallucatus''), also known as the northern native cat, the North Australian native cat or the satanellus is a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. Taxonomy The northern quoll is a member of the family Das ...

, and buff-breasted button-quail. It lacks visitor facilities with the exception of the

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. The average elevation of the terrain is 522 meters.

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National parks of Far North Queensland Protected areas established in 1989 1989 establishments in Australia {{FarNorthQueensland-geo-stub

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