Mount Remarkable

Mount Remarkable is a mountain in South Australia located in the Flinders Ranges about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the centre of the capital city of Adelaide and immediately north-west of the town of Melrose, which was once named Mount Remarkable itself, and which is located at its base.[1]

This article is about the mountain in South Australia. For the protected area, see Mount Remarkable National Park.

Mount Remarkable
The slopes of Mount Remarkable
Highest point
Elevation961 m (3,153 ft)
Coordinates32°48′22″S 138°09′53″E 
Geography
Mount Remarkable
Location of Mount Remarkable in South Australia
LocationSouth Australia, Australia
Parent rangeFlinders Ranges
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

The mountain has a height of 961 metres (3,153 ft).[2] It and the adjoining range is described as having “high strike ridges on quartzite” with “lower rounded ridges on shale” and as having a “cover of forest, parkland and some woodland”.[3] Since 1972, it has been located within the boundaries of the protected area known as the Mount Remarkable National Park.[1] The mountain's summit can be reached via a walking trail known as the Mount Remarkable Summit Hike which starts in the town of Melrose and which is graded by the national park's managing authority as being a “moderate hike’ of a distance of 14 km (8.7 mi) and that has a “round” time of five hours.[4]

The mountain is reported as being discovered by Colonial Europeans and named by Edward John Eyre either in 1839 or on 27 June 1840.[2] Eyre is quoted as saying "from the lofty way it towered above the surrounding hills I named it Mount Remarkable."[5]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Remarkable National Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH). 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. "Search result for Mount Remarkable (record id no SA0040813)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI). 2013. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. "Atlas SA – Mt. Remarkable (Environmental Association 3.3.19)". Government of South Australia (GSA). 2007. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  4. "Mount Remarkable National Park brochure" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR). 2015a. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. "Mt. Remarkable". State Library of South Australia. 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.


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