
Southeast
Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area: Mesa Country and Capertee Valley Protected Geography
Sandstone pagoda formations and industrial heritage in New South Wales
Discover the geographic complexity of Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area, where twin sandstone mesas rise 500 metres above the Capertee Valley floor. This protected landscape preserves iconic pagoda rock pinnacles, rare relict plant communities, and heritage-listed remnants of the New Hartley oil shale industry. The area serves as a critical junction of cultural significance and geological erosion, offering a window into the rugged terrain characteristic of the broader Blue Mountains sandstone belt.
- Area
- 36.5 km²
- Established
- 2011
- Relief
- Mountain
- Climate
- Temperate



