Festoon Falls

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Festoon Falls
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The view from the base of the falls.
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Mcgrory Falls
Location in Queensland
Festoon Falls
Location Bunya Mountains, Australia
Coordinates 26°52′32″S151°36′02″E / 26.87556°S 151.60056°E / -26.87556; 151.60056 Coordinates: 26°52′32″S151°36′02″E / 26.87556°S 151.60056°E / -26.87556; 151.60056
Type Plunge
Total height20 metres (66 ft)
Number of drops1
WatercourseSaddle-tree Creek

Festoon Falls is a waterfall on Saddle-tree Creek, a tributary of the Burnet River, in Queensland, Australia. The waterfall is located within the Bunya Mountains National Park, in the South Burnett Region, near the village of Dandabah in the Bunya Mountains. Like other waterfalls in the area, Festoon Falls is surrounded by dense bush and pine forest. [1]

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Access

The falls are easily accessed by a 700-metre (2,300 ft) maintained walking track from Dandabah; the track is unsuitable for wheelchairs and bicycles, but is quite easy on foot.

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References

  1. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 January 2016.