Gillies Range
17°9.1′S 145°42.1′E / 17.1517°S 145.7017°E / -17.1517; 145.7017
The Gillies Range is a mountain range in Queensland, Australia. It is a chain of summits south of Cairns that separate the Far North Queensland coastal plain from the interior Atherton Tableland. At the foot of the range is the town of Gordonvale.
The Gillies Highway permits road access from the Goldsborough Valley near Gordonvale, to Atherton on the Atherton Tableland via the Gillies Range (famous for its 263 corners, and 800 m elevation change in only 19 km of road).[1] The Gillies Highway and range were named after William N Gillies,[2] a former Premier of Queensland.
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Further reading
- Tranter, Henry; Tranter, Elaine (1999), A bend too many : the story of the Gillies Highway, Eacham Historical Society
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Atherton Tableland
- Atherton State High School
- Jubilee Christian College
- Mareeba State High School
- St Stephen's Catholic College
- Curtain Fig Tree
- Davies Creek
- Lake Tinaroo
- Lake Eacham
- Lake Barrine
- Mount Hypipamee Crater
- Mount Quincan
- Seven Sisters
- Windy Hill
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