Mount Cooke

Mount Cooke
Mount Cooke

Location in Western Australia

Highest point
Elevation 582 m (1,909 ft)
Prominence 582 m (1,909 ft)
Coordinates 32°25′26″S 116°18′45″E / 32.42389°S 116.31250°E / -32.42389; 116.31250Coordinates: 32°25′26″S 116°18′45″E / 32.42389°S 116.31250°E / -32.42389; 116.31250
Geography
Location Western Australia
Parent range Darling Range

Mount Cooke, near Jarrahdale, Western Australia, is the highest point on the Darling Scarp at 582 metres (1,909 ft). It was named after William Ernest Cooke, Western Australia's first Government Astronomer.

Mount Cooke is well known for its walk track which is part of the Bibbulmun Track.[1] The Bibbulmun walk track leads from a parking and picnic area, and goes thousands of metres through the Jarrah forest, coloured with a host of wildflowers in all seasons, to the summit of Mount Cooke.

Mount Cooke is within the Monadnocks Conservation Park[2] and administered by the Department of Environment and Conservation.

See also

References

  1. "Mount Cooke Walk". walkgps.com. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
  2. "Monadnocks Conservation Park - Perth Region Plant Biodiversity Project Jarrah Forest Reference Sites" (PDF). Western Australia Local Government Association. December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-10-17.


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