What is Walls of Jerusalem National Park?
{{hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Jerusalem Walls National Park]], a park in East Jerusalem, Israel.}} The '''Walls of Jerusalem National Park''' is located in the centre of [[Tasmania]]. The park has a size of about 518&nbsp;km² and was founded June 1981. It has been part of the [[Tasmanian Wilderness]] [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site|World Heritage]] Site since 1982 and is on both the [[World Heritage Site|cultural]] and [[World Heritage Site|natural heritage]] lists. This is where King Davids Peak is located. == Meaning of the name == The park takes its name from geological formations that resemble [[Jerusalem|the walls of the city of Jerusalem]] in [[Israel]]. Therefore, many places and formations in the park are named after places in the Bible like&nbsp; Herod's Gate, Salome Lake, Solomon's Jewels and Damascus Gate. == Tourism == Like much of the Tasmanian wilderness, the area is not very accessible by roads and the only road leading into the park is through the C171 road. It is only accessible to experienced hikers (''bushwalkers'') or skiers who, because of the often very changeable weather, have to be very careful and take appropriate precautionary measures, about which the Parks & Wildlife Service provides comprehensive information. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=3912 |title=Safety instructions on the website of the Parks & Wildlife Service |access-date=2021-09-22 |archive-date=2011-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005102132/http://parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=3912 |url-status=dead }}</ref> == Nature == The national park is characterised above all by its alpine vegetation with [[Endemism|endemic]] coniferous forests and upholstered heather stands. In fire-protected areas, stands of cypress-like scale spruce can be found. The landscape of the area is characterised by [[Ice age|Ice Age]] [[Moraine|moraines]] and [[glacier]] lakes. [[File:Looking east from Mt Jerusalem - Walls of Jerusalem.jpg|thumb|center|700px|Looking down from Solomon's thro