Basalt, Queensland

Basalt Queensland
Basalt
Coordinates	19°44′26″S 145°15′14″E / 19.74056°S 145.25389°E / -19.74056; 145.25389Coordinates: 19°44′26″S 145°15′14″E / 19.74056°S 145.25389°E / -19.74056; 145.25389
Population	229 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)	4820
Location	41 km (25 mi) N of Charters Towers 176 km (109 mi) SW of Townsville 1,394 km (866 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region
State electorate(s)	Dalrymple
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Basalt: Lyndhurst Greenvale Valley of Lagoons Paluma Porcupine Basalt Dotswood Pentland Homestead Campaspe Breddan Southern Cross Black Jack

Basalt is a very large locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Basalt had a population of 229 people. The area has road access via the Gregory Development Road.

In the north and west lies the Clarke River. The Burdekin River drains the south where a confluence of waterways meet. Dalrymple National Park was established along the Burdekin in 1990. In the south west is the Great Basalt Wall National Park.

There are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including:

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