Mount Cooke Explained

Mount Cooke should not be confused with Mount Cook.

Mount Cooke
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Elevation M:582
Prominence M:582
Map:Western Australia
Map Size:200
Label Position:right
Location:Western Australia
Range:Darling Range
Coordinates:-32.4239°N 116.3125°W

Mount Cooke, near the Western Australia town of Jarrahdale, is one of the highest points on the Darling Scarp, at . It was named after William Ernest Cooke, Western Australia's first Government Astronomer.

Mount Cooke is well known for its walk track, which is part of the Bibbulmun Track.[1] The Bibbulmun Track leads from a parking and picnic area, and goes thousands of metres through the jarrah forest, coloured with a host of wildflowers in all seasons, to the summit of Mount Cooke.

Mount Cooke is within the Monadnocks Conservation Park[2] and administered by the Department of Environment and Conservation.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mount Cooke Walk. walkgps.com. 2008-10-17.
  2. Web site: Monadnocks Conservation Park - Perth Region Plant Biodiversity Project Jarrah Forest Reference Sites . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721091006/http://www.walga.asn.au/about/policy/pbp/prpbp/prpbp_jf_ref_sites/prpbp_smjf_ref_sites/site_jf7/jf7_site_description.pdf . 2008-07-21 . Western Australia Local Government Association . 2008-10-17. December 2006.