Dandenong Ranges National Park
The Dandenong Ranges National Park is a national park located in the Greater Melbourne region of Victoria, Australia. The 3,540-hectare national park is situated from 31 kilometres at its westernmost points at Ferntree Gully and Boronia to 45 kilometres at its easternmost point at Silvan, east of the Melbourne central business district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: national park in Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Dandenong Ranges N.P.”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dandenong Ranges and Mount Dandenong.
Dandenong Ranges
The Dandenong Ranges are a group of hills forming the eastern boundary of Melbourne, Australia, about 35 km east of the central city. They can be seen from most parts of Melbourne, and are easily identifiable as a group of three hills with large television towers.
Mount Dandenong
Peak
Mount Dandenong, sometimes styled as Mt. Dandenong, is a township and suburb of the Greater Melbourne area in Victoria, Australia, 44 km east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the local government area of the Shire of Yarra Ranges.
Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden
Garden
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The Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, formerly known as the National Rhododendron Gardens, is a botanical garden in Olinda, Victoria, Australia. The gardens are known for their rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, cherries and daffodils. Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden is situated 2½ km east of Dandenong Ranges National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sassafras and Boronia.
Sassafras
Sassafras is a small town, east of Melbourne in the Yarra Valley region. In the forest, this beautiful town has many sights and eclectic stores.
Boronia
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Boronia is a suburb in the Yarra Valley, 29 km east of Melbourne CBD. Boronia is a tree-lined suburb, with views of the National Park and the city of Melbourne.
Belgrave
Belgrave is a suburb in Yarra Valley, 35 km east of Melbourne. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2016 Census, Belgrave had a population of 3,929.
Dandenong Ranges National Park
- Category: national park of Australia
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Dandenong Ranges National Park” goes by many names.
- French: “parc national de la chaîne Dandenong”
- French: “Parc national de la chaîne Dandenong”
- Galician: “Parque Nacional da Cordilleira Dandenong”
- German: “Dandenong-Ranges-Nationalpark”
- Polish: “Dandenong Ranges National Park”
- Russian: “Данденонг-Рэнджес”
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Localities in the Area
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