Address: Lumholtz QLD 4849
Phone: 13 74 68
Mt Fox is 75km south-west of Ingham. Take the Trebonne Road from Ingham to the Wallaman Falls/Mt Fox turnoff at Trebonne. About 20km from the park in the Mount Fox Forest Reserve, a lookout provides views across the valley. Mt Fox is a dormant volcano which erupted violently 100,000 years ago, spewing thick molten magma over the surrounding landscape. Today, rocks known as fusiform bombs can be seen in this section of Girringun National Park. These bombs, some more than 1m across, are smooth on the side exposed to the air while being ejected and have deep grooves on the other side. Plant communities in and around Mount Fox are restricted by the windy conditions and a landscape riddled with boulders. Despite this, small patches of vine-thicket rainforest persist. Lining small gullies around the outside of the crater, the vine-thicket rainforest provides essential habitat for the endangered Sharman’s rock-wallaby. The tussock grasses shelter many animals including rufous bettongs, skinks and ground-dwelling birds like the little button-quail.