Mount Mitchell (Queensland) Explained

Mount Mitchell
Other Name:Cooyinnirra
Elevation M:1168
Location:Queensland, Australia
Range:Main Range
Map:Australia Queensland
Map Size:250
Label Position:left
Coordinates:-28.0664°N 152.4°W
Type:Volcanic
Easiest Route:Graded trail

Mount Mitchell (Aboriginal: Cooyinnirra[1]), is a twin-peaked volcanic mountain with an elevation above sea level of,[2] located in the Main Range, is about west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and immediately south of Cunninghams Gap.

Features and history

The peak to the south of the gap was named by Allan Cunningham in 1828 and today is part of the Main Range National Park. Cunningham named the mountain after the Surveyor-General, Thomas Mitchell.[3]

To the north of Cunninghams Gap is Mount Cordeaux, while Spicers Peak is located a small distance to the south east.

A trail, classified as grade 4,[4] winds up to the main summit which offers some great views. From the peak on a clear day the tallest buildings in Brisbane can be seen, as can the D'Aguilar Range, Teviot Range, Fassifern Valley and many other parts of the Scenic Rim. At the top of mountain there are sheer cliff edges.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Main Range, Goomburra, Queen Mary Falls . Department of Environment and Resource Management . 31 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711111026/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/about.html . 11 July 2011 .
  2. Book: Seeing South-East Queensland . 2nd . . 1980 . 72 . 0-909518-07-6 . Queensland .
  3. Web site: Main Range National Park: Nature, culture and history . Department of Environment and Resource Management . 31 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110913164354/http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/culture.html . 13 September 2011 .
  4. Web site: Main Range National Park - About Main Range. Main Range National Park. 2016-02-07.