Mount Cooke should not be confused with Mount Cook.
Mount Cooke | |
Photo Size: | 200px |
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.