Greater Blue Mountains Area
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2000
10 337 km²
City · AUS
Penrith
Australia
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)
Area
404,6km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
17,0°C
Annual rain
897mm
Warmest m°
28,3°C
Coldest m°
5,5°C
Elevation: 51 m on average (min 13 m, max 195 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,0°C
Annual rain
897mm
Warmest month
28,3°C
Coldest month
5,5°C
Mean alt.
51m
Min
13m
Max
195m
Std. dev.
30m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfaTemperate, no dry season, hot summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
24,6g/kg
Clay
18,7%
Sand
62,9%
Silt
18,4%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: ssGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
38,0g/kg
Clay
16,5%
Sand
65,8%
Silt
17,7%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
23,2g/kg
Clay
17,6%
Sand
63,4%
Silt
19,0%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
12,6g/kg
Clay
22,0%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
18,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest27.9%
Crops1.4%
Built-up6.3%
Bare soil1.5%
Other (grassland, water…)63.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
4hab/km²
Night light
8,1nW
Built-up
624,7%
Pesticides
1,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas8
IUCN Ia · 4IUCN V · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN II · 1
Blue Mountains
IUCN IINational Park · 2022
2 693 km²
Wianamatta
IUCN VRegional Park · 2019
7 km²
Yellomundee
IUCN VRegional Park · 2016
6 km²
Castlereagh
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 1995
5 km²
Mulgoa
IUCN IaNature Reserve · 2023
3 km²
Complete list8 protected areas
- Greater Blue Mountains AreaWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable200010 337 km²
- Blue MountainsNational ParkIUCN II20222 693 km²
- WianamattaRegional ParkIUCN V20197 km²
- YellomundeeRegional ParkIUCN V20166 km²
- CastlereaghNature ReserveIUCN Ia19955 km²
- MulgoaNature ReserveIUCN Ia20233 km²
- WianamattaNature ReserveIUCN Ia20112 km²
- Agnes BanksNature ReserveIUCN Ia20061 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN