Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest

Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest
Ecology
Realm	Australasia
Biome	Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Borders	Cumberland Plain Woodland Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands Basalt Forests Central Hunter Valley eucalypt forest and woodland Shale Sandstone Transition Forest
Geography
Area	28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Country	Australia
Elevation	750–1,100 metres (2,460–3,610 ft)
Coordinates	33°36′S 150°30′E / 33.60°S 150.50°E / -33.60; 150.50
Geology	Shale
Climate type	Oceanic climate (Cfb) Humid subtropical climate (Cfa)
Soil types	Shale, minor clay

The Blue Mountains Shale Cap Forest is a wet-sclerophyll temperate forest community predominantly found in the Blue Mountains, particularly in the Wollemi National Park, and parts of the Hawkesbury in New South Wales, Australia.^[1]