Mount Mitchell (Queensland)

Mount Mitchell (Aboriginal: Cooyinnirra[1]), is a twin-peaked volcanic mountain with an elevation above sea level of 1,168 metres (3,832 ft),[2] located in the Main Range, is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and immediately south of Cunninghams Gap.

Mount Mitchell
Cooyinnirra[1]
The eastern slopes of Mount Mitchell
Highest point
Elevation	1,168 m (3,832 ft)
Coordinates	28°03′59″S 152°24′00″E
Geography
Mount Mitchell Queensland, Australia
Parent range	Main Range
Geology
Mountain type	Volcanic
Climbing
Easiest route	Graded trail

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 5.1 kilometres (3.2 mi) 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.

Gallery

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  Cunningham Highway viewed from the top of Mount Mitchell.
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  View from Lake Moogerah, 2011.

See also

• List of mountains of Australia

References

1. "About Main Range, Goomburra, Queen Mary Falls". Department of Environment and Resource Management. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
2. Seeing South-East Queensland (2nd ed.). Queensland: Royal Automobile Club of Queensland. 1980. p. 72. ISBN 0-909518-07-6.
3. "Main Range National Park: Nature, culture and history". Department of Environment and Resource Management. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
4. "Main Range National Park - About Main Range". Main Range National Park. Retrieved 7 February 2016.