QTopo 8159-2 — Ben Lomond

1:50,000 Topographic Map

A detailed regional topographic map covering the Ben Lomond area—an elevated landscape of rugged hills, escarpments, open grazing country, winding creek systems, and rural infrastructure. This 1:50,000 QTopo sheet provides a clear, wide-area perspective essential for land-use planning, environmental fieldwork, emergency-response operations, and navigation across remote or semi-remote North Queensland terrain.

Produced by the Queensland Department of Resources, the QTopo 8159-2 (Ben Lomond) map features precise contouring, hydrology detail, vegetation patterns, transport routes, and land-tenure boundaries. Its balanced mapping scale offers the clarity required to understand terrain relationships, catchment behaviour, and access networks across large rural landscapes.

Whether you’re planning property operations, conducting ecological studies, performing emergency access planning, or travelling through rugged countryside, this map provides the accuracy and reliability needed.

🗺️ Map Content and Features

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

• Contour lines illustrating ranges, steep slopes, ridgelines, valley floors, and broad upland features

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

• Roads & access routes: rural roads, station tracks, fire trails, 4WD routes, and strategic access channels

• Infrastructure including powerlines, fencelines, dams, rural buildings, yards, and communications towers

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

• Land tenure boundaries across freehold land, pastoral leases, reserves, and state-managed land

• Named features such as Ben Lomond, surrounding hills, creeks, and local geographic references

• Points of interest valuable for surveyors, ecologists, emergency services, and land managers

All QTopo maps are derived from Queensland’s authoritative spatial datasets for dependable accuracy.

🧭 Who Uses This Map?

The Ben Lomond 8159-2 Topographic Map is essential for:

• Surveyors & planners – regional terrain analysis, land-use interpretation

• Environmental scientists & ecologists – habitat mapping, field surveys, watershed studies

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

• Pastoralists & landholders – property layout, grazing management, infrastructure planning

• Forestry & fire crews – hazard reduction mapping, track navigation, operational planning

• Bushwalkers & remote explorers – navigation through rugged and sparsely populated areas

• Educators & students – geography, mapping, and landscape interpretation

A practical and authoritative resource for wide-area analysis and navigation.

💧 Field-Ready Print Options

Choose a finish suited to your field environment:

✅ Waterproof & Tearproof Tyvek®

• Printed on DuPont™ Tyvek®

• Completely waterproof, robust, and tear-resistant

• Ideal for harsh, dusty, or wet conditions

✅ Laminated Edition

• Encapsulated in 2 × 80-micron gloss laminate

• Writeable surface for whiteboard markers

• Resistant to moisture, oils, mud, and heavy use

📄 Standard Paper Edition

• Crisp, high-resolution output

• Best for planning, reference, and educational use

📐 Map Details

Title: QTopo 8159-2 — Ben Lomond
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: Ben Lomond and surrounding hill country, creek systems, access networks, and rural holdings
Material Options: Paper, laminated, or waterproof Tyvek®
Printed in: Australia
Edition: Latest available

🛒 Ordering & Options

• Folded paper map – convenient and lightweight for field or office use

• Waterproof Tyvek® edition – built for rugged, long-term outdoor conditions

• Laminated edition – durable, reusable, and ideal for operational environments

🎯 Summary

The QTopo 8159-2 — Ben Lomond Topographic Map delivers authoritative regional-scale mapping across a varied landscape of hills, ridgelines, rural properties, and creek catchments. With precise terrain modelling and rugged print options, it is indispensable for surveyors, ecologists, emergency crews, land managers, and outdoor navigators.

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