Mount Cook National Park is a

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in the locality of Cooktown, in the

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, Australia.

Geography

The national park is immediately south of the town of Cooktown. The terrain ranges from above sea level. The mountain Mount Cook is in the east of the national park (). Also known as Gore Mount, it rises above sea level, the highest point in the national park. It is north-west of

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. It was established in 1970 and is managed by the

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. Within this National Park is a difficult walking track that is return to the summit of Mount Cook.

References

{{Authority control National parks of Far North Queensland Protected areas established in 1970 1970 establishments in Australia

Geography

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