Barossa Range

The Barossa Range (Kaurna: Yampoori) is a mountain range located in the Australian state of South Australia.

This article is about the mountain range. For other uses, see Barossa (disambiguation).

Barossa Range
Mount Kaiser Stuhl, pictured in 2005
Highest point
Elevation588 m (1,929 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Kaiser Stuhl
Coordinates34°34′48″S 138°59′23″E [1]
Naming
Native nameYampoori[2]
Geography
Barossa Range
Location of the mountain range in South Australia
LocationAdelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia
Parent rangeMount Lofty Range
Geology
Mountain typeMountain range

Location

The range is a part of the southern Mount Lofty Ranges and the western slopes primarily fall into the Barossa Valley. As such, the range is the main source for the North Para River and its tributary Jacob's Creek. The highest point of the range is Mount Kaiser Stuhl with an elevation of 588 metres (1,929 ft)[1] AHD  and forms part of the Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park. Mengler Hill, another notable peak within the range, lies on the road route from Tanunda to Angaston.

View of the Barossa Valley facing northwest from Mengler Hill

Naming

The range was named by Colonel William Light in 1837 after Barrosa Hill (Cerro de Puerco) in the modern municipality of Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain, to which it he thought it similar.[2] The Spanish location was the site of the Battle of Barrosa and was won by Light's friend Lord Lynedoch in 1811.[2] The word barrosa in Spanish and Portuguese languages simply means "muddy".

Thus named, the Barossa Range was the source of many other local place names, such as the Hundred of Barossa and better-known Barossa Valley.

Settled features

The Heysen Walking Trail and the Mawson Cycling Trail both traverse the range.

It is also home to some of the many wineries in the region, including those in Eden Valley.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Kaiserstuhl (Patpoori)". PeakClimbs. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. "Placename Details: Barossa Range". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 10 January 2011. SA0004778. Retrieved 25 October 2017. Named By: Colonel William Light; Alternative Name: Yampoori; Derivation of Name: A location in Spain; Dual Name; Barossa Range / Yampoori; Other Details: Named by Colonel Light in 1837 after a location in Spain being the site of a battle won by Lght's friend Lord Lynedock in 1811.
  3. "Map of Barossa Ranges, SA". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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