Mount Maroon

Mount Maroon

Mount Maroon
Highest point
Elevation 966 m (3,169 ft)
Coordinates 28°12′59″S 152°43′59″E / 28.21639°S 152.73306°E / -28.21639; 152.73306Coordinates: 28°12′59″S 152°43′59″E / 28.21639°S 152.73306°E / -28.21639; 152.73306
Geography
Mount Maroon

Queensland, Australia

Parent range McPherson Range

Mount Maroon is a mountain in South East Queensland that is part of the McPherson Range. The mountain rises to 966 m (3,169 ft) above sea level about 12 km west of Rathdowney.

The original indigenous name for the mountain is Wahlmoorum which means sand goanna in the Yuggera language.[1] Another aboriginal name documented for the mountain is Dahl-moor-uhn, which means "big fellow waterhole bunyip" attributed to two small yet deep lagoons, on the summit of the mountain.[2] The current name for the mountain comes from the first grazing property in the area called Maroon.[3]

Mount Maroon consists mainly of rhyolite and has its geological origins in the cooling of molten rock beneath the surface.[1]

The mountain was first gazetted in 1938 as Mount Maroon National Park.[3] In 1950, Mount Barney National Park was extended to include Mount Maroon and nearby Mount May.[4] The mountain contains areas of montane heath vegetation, rocky pavement and mallee ash shrublands.[1][4]

Three rock climbers had to be rescued from the mountain in 2002.[5] In early 2008 a bull mastiff named Diff made headlines when it slipped over a ledge and had to be rescued via helicopter.[6] The dog, which was not permitted to be in the national park, led rescuers (by its barking) to two men who were stranded on a steep cliff ledge when trying to rescue the dog.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland). "Mount Barney: Nature, culture and history". The State of Queensland. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. ↑ The Queenslander, 23 July 1910, The Maroon District, p.36
  3. 1 2 Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
  4. 1 2 Mount Barney National Park: Visitor Information[brochure]. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. 2001. Environmental Protection Agency.
  5. ↑ "Rock climbers winched to safety". ABC News Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2002-09-25. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  6. ↑ "Diff the dog safe and sound". The Age. The Age Company Ltd. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2009-07-31.


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