Taylor Range

Taylor
Herbert Taylor, Glenmorrison

Brisbane lies on the southern slopes of the range
Highest point
Peak Mount Coot-tha
Elevation 287 m (942 ft)
Geography
Country Australia
State Queensland
Region South East Queensland
Range coordinates 27°29′S 152°58′E / 27.49°S 152.96°E / -27.49; 152.96Coordinates: 27°29′S 152°58′E / 27.49°S 152.96°E / -27.49; 152.96
Parent range D'Aguilar Range

The Taylor Range or Herbert Taylor Range is a mountain range on the western edge of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1] It was first named The Glenmorrison Range by John Oxley during his exploration of the area in January 1824.[2]

The range is an eastern spur at the southern end of the D'Aguilar Range.[2] Most of the range is covered by two protected areas, Mount Coot-tha Reserve and the most southern section of Brisbane Forest Park. Sir Samuel Griffith Drive is the only road over the range. East Ithaca Creek and West Ithaca Creek, two tributaries of Enoggera Creek drain the eastern slopes. On the western side is Gap Creek, a tributary of Moggill Creek and the suburb of Chapel Hill.

Ithaca Creek was unsuccessfully mined for gold between 1894 and the 1950s. Remnants of the mining operations can be found within Brisbane Forest Park.

Peaks

Mount Coot-tha (and TV towers) - as seen from The Gap

Mount Coot-tha, on which there is a lookout, botanical gardens, a planetarium and television towers, is the highest peak of the Taylor Range at 287 m.

Another summit just to the north of Mount Coot-tha is Constitution Hill that rises to 258 m.

Enoggera Hill, seen from The Gap

Further east along the range is Enoggera Hill, located within the Enoggera Army Barracks. The range becomes a series of hills through the Brisbane locality of St Johns Wood and the suburbs of Red Hill, Spring Hill to Wickham Terrance in the Brisbane central business district.[1]

Protected areas

Much of the range has been protected in recreation reserves. Early attempts to purchase the land in the 1860s where not permitted by the Surveyor-General on the basis that the heights would be needed for trigonometrical purposes and for Brisbane residents to visit on account of the views and fresh air.[2]

The public park at the summit of Mount Coot-tha was one of Brisbane's first public parks.[2] It was officially gazetted in 1880 and two years later was visited by Prince George who later become King George V.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gregory, Helen (2007). Brisbane Then and Now. Wingfield, South Australia: Salamander Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-74173-011-1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Horton, Helen (1988). Brisbane's Back Door: The story of the D'Aguilar Range. Bowen Hills, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. pp. 58—62. ISBN 0-86439-036-X.

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