part of UNESCO World Heritage property "Lord Howe Island Group"
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Mount Gower is a prominent, forested mountain on Lord Howe Island in Australia, renowned for its unique biodiversity, dramatic cliffs, and popular yet challenging hiking trail.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Mount Gower | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
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natural feature ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | guided hikes only ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Lord Howe Island Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| elevation |
2871 feet
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875 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | volcanic ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityCharacteristic |
high endemism
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unique biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | biosecurity risks from invasive species ⓘ |
| hasConservationManagement | strict visitor number controls on hikes ⓘ |
| hasFauna | endemic invertebrates ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
endemic plant species
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mosses and liverworts ⓘ tree ferns ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
dramatic cliffs
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forested summit plateau ⓘ |
| hasRecreationRule | no independent unguided summit access ⓘ |
| hasSummitEnvironment |
frequent cloud cover
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high rainfall ⓘ |
| hasTrail | Mount Gower summit hiking trail ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
cloud forest
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subtropical rainforest ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Ball's Pyramid (distant view)
NERFINISHED
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Lord Howe Island lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointOf | Lord Howe Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hikeDuration | full-day hike ⓘ |
| hikingDifficulty | challenging ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lord Howe Island
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Lord Howe Island Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Lord Howe Island settlement area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lord Howe Island volcanic remnant
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UNESCO World Heritage property "Lord Howe Island Group" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularFor |
ecotourism
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hiking ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus |
within Lord Howe Island Permanent Park Preserve
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within UNESCO World Heritage property "Lord Howe Island Group" ⓘ |
| region | Tasman Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOrTerritory | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismSeason | year-round with peaks in austral spring and autumn ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriterion |
(ix) outstanding examples representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes
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(viii) outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history ⓘ (x) contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity ⓘ |
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Mount Gower
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part of UNESCO World Heritage property "Lord Howe Island Group"
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