| Type: | suburb |
| Mount Rascal | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -27.6319°N 151.9177°W |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Pop: | 393 |
| Postcode: | 4350 |
| Area: | 7.2 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 11.9 |
| Dir1: | SSW |
| Location1: | Toowoomba CBD |
| Dist2: | 138 |
| Dir2: | W |
| Location2: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Toowoomba Region |
| Stategov: | Condamine |
| Fedgov: | Groom |
| Near-N: | Darling Heights |
| Near-Ne: | Darling Heights |
| Near-E: | Top Camp |
| Near-Se: | Hodgson Vale |
| Near-S: | Vale View |
| Near-Sw: | Vale View |
| Near-W: | Finnie |
| Near-Nw: | Darling Heights |
Mount Rascal is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.
The locality is 12km (07miles) from the Toowoomba central business district.
The mountain Mount Rascal is in the west of the locality (-27.594°N 152.619°W) with a peak of .[2]
The locality was named during the early stages of colonisation in the region, with white pastoralists calling the Aboriginal people who defended the mountain "black rascals" for their armed resistance.[3] In 1841, a stockman named John Hill who worked at the nearby Eton Vale estate was speared at Mount Rascal, later dying from his wounds.[4]
In the, Mount Rascal had a population of 462 people.
In the, Mount Rascal had a population of 393 people.
There are no schools in Mount Rascal. The nearest primary schools are in Drayton and Vale View. The nearest secondary schools are in Harristown and Centenary Heights.