Mount Edwards (Queensland) Explained

Mount Edwards
Elevation M:634
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Moogerah Peaks
Location:Queensland, Australia
Map:Australia Queensland
Label Position:left
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-28.0164°N 152.55°W
Type:Volcanic plug
Age:23 million years
Easiest Route:Walking track

Mount Edwards is a mountain in South East Queensland, Australia. The mountain rises 634m (2,080feet) above sea level and is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park. It lies within its namesake locality Mount Edwards, approximately 100 km south west of Brisbane approximately 17 km (10.5 mi) from the town of Boonah. The mountain is the closest of the Moogerah Peaks to the Cunningham Highway and is 9 km south of Aratula. Other prominent peaks in this Scenic Rim group of mountains includes Mount French, Mount Moon and Mount Greville.

Explorer John Oxley named the mountain Mount Banister in 1824. Later renamed in 1828 by Alan Cunningham after Lieutenant George Edwards.

The Indigenous name, given by the Yugara people, is Wummun.[2]

The summit is accessed by walking track that starts across the Moogerah Dam wall.[3] The 2.7 km walk to the top affords views across Fassifern Valley.

Between Mount Edwards and Little Mount Edwards (363 m) to the east, is Reynolds Creek which flows through a steeply sloped gorge.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Moogerah Peaks. Department of Environment and Resource Management. Queensland Government. 2010-11-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20110317163050/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/moogerah-peaks/about.html. 17 March 2011. dead.
  2. "Aboriginal Language Dialects of Vanished Tribes - West Moreton and Princess Susan", The Queenslander, 18 January 1934, p.13
  3. Moogerah Peaks National Parks: Visitor Information[brochure]. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. 1992. Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland).