The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park
The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia about north-west of the town of Quorn in the Flinders Ranges. It includes a mountain known as The Dutchmans Stern from which its name is derived. Description The Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park is located in the gazetted localities of Emeroo and Quorn in the Flinders Ranges about north-west of the town centre of Quorn and north east of the city of Port Augusta. The conservation park covers an area of . The conservation park consists of a ridge of height greater than , including The Dutchmans Stern, a mountain located at the northern end of the ridge, and the land to the west, north and east sides of the ridge. The name of the conservation park is derived from a mountain named "The Dutchmans Stern" which is located within the boundaries of the conservation park. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. The higher crests of the range possess the most northerly occurrence of Eucalyptus leucoxylon pruinosa (SA inland Blue Gum) woodland along middle and lower slopes and Grey Box Eucalyptus microcarpa in the easterly sections of Pichi Richi Pass just south