QTopo 7757-1 — Mount Sturgeon
1:50,000 Topographic Map
A detailed, wide-area topographic map covering the Mount Sturgeon region—an environment defined by rugged sandstone ridges, steep escarpments, remote creek systems, open woodland, and expansive grazing country. This 1:50,000 QTopo sheet provides the broader terrain insight needed for land management, environmental assessment, emergency operations, and backcountry navigation across a large and varied landscape.
Produced by the Queensland Department of Resources, the QTopo 7757-1 (Mount Sturgeon) map delivers accurate elevation contours, hydrology mapping, vegetation patterns, access routes, and land-tenure information. Its mid-scale perspective is ideal for users working across extensive natural terrain or managing operations in remote country.
Whether you're conducting geological fieldwork, planning access through rugged hills, coordinating land operations, or exploring remote bushland, this map provides trusted, easy-to-read detail.
🗺️ Map Content and Features
At 1:50,000 scale—where 1 cm = 500 m—the map includes:
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Contour lines defining prominent peaks, ridges, escarpments, saddles, and drainage valleys
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Hydrology features: creeks, tributaries, drainage lines, dams, waterholes, and catchment boundaries
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Roads & access routes including rural roads, 4WD tracks, fire trails, station routes, and management access points
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Infrastructure such as fencelines, powerlines, dams, rural structures, and communications facilities
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Vegetation mapping showing forested areas, woodland, scrub, grasslands, and cleared rural zones
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Land tenure boundaries including freehold parcels, reserves, pastoral properties, and state land
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Named features including Mount Sturgeon itself, nearby hills, creeks, and locality references
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Points of interest for ecologists, surveyors, land managers, emergency responders, and researchers
All QTopo maps reflect Queensland’s authoritative spatial datasets for dependable accuracy.
🧭 Who Uses This Map?
The Mount Sturgeon 7757-1 Topographic Map is essential for:
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Surveyors & planners – broad-scale terrain analysis and land-use assessment
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Geologists & environmental scientists – landform mapping, watershed studies, habitat research
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Emergency services & SES – search and rescue, bushfire operations, access planning
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Pastoralists & land managers – property planning, water layout, grazing management
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Forestry & fire crews – hazard reduction, fire trail navigation, operational deployment
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Bushwalkers & remote explorers – reliable navigation in rugged, remote terrain
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Educators & students – geography, environmental studies, and mapping
The ideal tool for understanding and navigating a rugged and sparsely populated region.
💧 Field-Ready Print Options
Choose the finish that suits your fieldwork environment:
✅ Waterproof & Tearproof Tyvek®
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Printed on DuPont™ Tyvek®
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Fully waterproof, rugged, and tear-resistant
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Perfect for wet, hot, dusty, or remote field conditions
✅ Laminated Edition
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Encapsulated in 2 × 80-micron gloss laminate
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Writeable surface compatible with whiteboard markers
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Resistant to moisture, mud, oils, and frequent handling
📄 Standard Paper Edition
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Crisp, high-resolution printing
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Ideal for office reference, planning, and education
📐 Map Details
Title: QTopo 7757-1 — Mount Sturgeon
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: Mount Sturgeon and surrounding hills, creeks, rural properties, and remote bushland
Material Options: Paper, laminated, or waterproof Tyvek®
Printed in: Australia
Edition: Latest available
🛒 Ordering & Options
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Folded paper map – compact and ideal for general-use navigation
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Waterproof Tyvek® edition – perfect for long-term, harsh-environment fieldwork
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Laminated edition – durable, reusable, and ideal for operational settings
🎯 Summary
The QTopo 7757-1 — Mount Sturgeon Topographic Map provides authoritative, regional-scale detail across a rugged environment of escarpments, hills, creeks, and pastoral lands. With its precise terrain mapping and durable print options, it is indispensable for field scientists, emergency crews, surveyors, land managers, and outdoor navigators.
Plan with purpose.
Navigate with confidence.
Explore with clarity.