QTopo 8258-4 — Hervey Range

1:50,000 Topographic Map

A rugged and detailed regional topographic map covering the Hervey Range area—one of North Queensland’s most prominent highland corridors, defined by steep escarpments, forested slopes, deep creek systems, rocky outcrops, and remote access routes. This 1:50,000 QTopo sheet provides the broad-scale terrain insight essential for environmental study, land management, emergency response, and navigation across challenging upland country.

Produced by the Queensland Department of Resources, the QTopo 8258-4 (Hervey Range) map offers precise elevation contouring, hydrology detail, vegetation mapping, transport information, and land-tenure boundaries. It is ideal for users working across or travelling through this significant mountain system and its surrounding lowland fringes.

Whether you’re conducting ecological surveys, planning fire operations, managing remote land, or exploring high-country tracks, this map delivers the clarity, accuracy, and reliability required.

🗺️ Map Content and Features

At 1:50,000 scale—where 1 cm = 500 m—the map includes:

• Contour lines modelling steep slopes, ridgelines, escarpments, high plateaus, saddles, and deep valleys

• Hydrology features: creeks, tributaries, drainage lines, waterholes, dams, and catchment systems

• Roads & access routes: access roads, forestry tracks, 4WD routes, ridge trails, and management tracks

• Infrastructure including powerlines, rural buildings, fencelines, dams, communication installations, and fire-access points

• Vegetation mapping showing dense forest, open woodland, scrub, grasslands, and cleared areas

• Land tenure boundaries across reserves, state land, pastoral holdings, and freehold parcels

• Named features including Hervey Range, peaks, saddles, creek systems, and nearby localities

• Points of interest used by surveyors, ecologists, emergency planners, and remote-access operators

Based on Queensland’s authoritative geospatial datasets for accurate, dependable mapping.

🧭 Who Uses This Map?

The Hervey Range 8258-4 Topographic Map is essential for:

• Surveyors & planners – terrain assessment, land-use planning, boundary interpretation

• Environmental scientists & ecologists – habitat mapping, biodiversity studies, catchment research

• Emergency services & SES – bushfire planning, flood response, search and rescue

• Forestry & fire crews – fuel mapping, ridge access, hazard reduction operations

• Outdoor explorers & bushwalkers – navigating remote high-country tracks and steep forests

• Land managers & pastoralists – infrastructure layout, access planning, property management

• Educators & students – geography, ecology, and terrain analysis

Indispensable for anyone operating in or traversing the Hervey Range.

💧 Field-Ready Print Options

Choose the finish that suits your field conditions:

✅ Waterproof & Tearproof Tyvek®

• Printed on DuPont™ Tyvek®

• Fully waterproof, durable, and tear-resistant

• Ideal for wet-season use, rugged mountain terrain, and long-term fieldwork

✅ Laminated Edition

• Encapsulated in 2 × 80-micron gloss laminate

• Writeable surface suitable for whiteboard markers

• Resistant to moisture, oils, mud, and continuous handling

📄 Standard Paper Edition

• Crisp, high-resolution print

• Best for office planning, map study, and documentation

📐 Map Details

Title: QTopo 8258-4 — Hervey Range
Publisher: Queensland Department of Resources
Series: QTopo 1:50,000
Scale: 1:50,000 (1 cm = 500 m)
Dimensions: 710 mm (width) × 594 mm (height)
Coverage: Hervey Range and surrounding upland terrain, creek networks, forested areas, and rural access routes
Material Options: Paper, laminated, or waterproof Tyvek®
Printed in: Australia
Edition: Latest available

🛒 Ordering & Options

• Folded paper map – portable and ideal for general field or office use

• Waterproof Tyvek® edition – rugged and built for difficult mountain environments

• Laminated edition – durable, reusable, and suitable for operational planning

🎯 Summary

The QTopo 8258-4 — Hervey Range Topographic Map provides authoritative regional-scale mapping across one of North Queensland’s most rugged and significant highland regions. With detailed topography, hydrology, and vegetation mapping—plus durable print options—it is essential for surveyors, ecologists, land managers, emergency crews, and outdoor navigators.

Plan with purpose.
Navigate with confidence.
Explore with clarity.