History
Cravens Peak contains fish fossils from the Devonian period. The traditional owners of Cravens Peak are the Pitta Pitta and Wongkamala people. The area was at the heart of the trade route for the narcotic drug Pituri. It later became a pastoral lease that was operated as a beef cattle station until acquisition by BHA.
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