Type: | suburb |
White Mountain | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -27.4436°N 152.1188°W |
Pop: | 16 |
Postcode: | 4352 |
Area: | 40.7 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 32.0 |
Dir1: | E |
Location1: | Highfields |
Dist2: | 30.8 |
Dir2: | NE |
Location2: | Toowoomba CBD |
Dist3: | 46.4 |
Dir3: | NW |
Location3: | Gatton |
Dist4: | 138 |
Dir4: | W |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Lockyer Valley Region |
Stategov: | Lockyer |
Fedgov: | Wright |
Near-N: | Hampton |
Near-Ne: | Palmtree |
Near-E: | Seventeen Mile |
Near-Se: | Seventeen Mile |
Near-S: | Helidon |
Near-Sw: | Upper Lockyer |
Near-W: | Murphys Creek |
Near-Nw: | Fifteen Mile |
White Mountain is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, White Mountain had a population of 16 people.
The terrain is mountainous, ranging from above sea level with White Mountain (-27.4283°N 152.1054°W) being the only named peak at .[2] [3] [4]
Most of the centre, south, and east of the locality forms part of the Lockyer National Park.[5] Apart from this protected area, there is little land use of the remaining mountainous terrain, apart from small areas of grazing on native vegetation in the north of the locality.[6]
The locality was named and bounded on 18 February 2000.[1] It presumably takes its name from the mountain.
In the, White Mountain had a population of 21 people.
In the, White Mountain had a population of 16 people.
There are no schools in White Mountain. The nearest government primary school is Murphy's Creek State School in neighbouring Murphys Creek to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Highfields State Secondary College in Highfields to west.[7]
Red Cliffs is a sandstone cliff with a number of rockclimbing routes .[8]