Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Mount Barney National Park (Australia). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Mount Barney, Mount Maroon, and McPherson Range. Also, be sure to include Mount Barney in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Mount Barney National Park (Queensland).
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Mount Barney
Mountain in Australia. Mount Barney is a mountain within the Scenic Rim Region in south-east Queensland, Australia. It lies approximately 130 kilometres south-west of Brisbane, not far from the Queensland - New South Wales border, and forms part of the McPherson Range. It is a popular destination for bushwalkers and campers. Mount Barney is the sixth or seventh highest mountain in Queensland and is often regarded as one of the most impressive parts of the Scenic Rim. The mountain consists of two main peaks, and smaller subsidiary peaks. East Peak is probably the most popular destination for bushwalkers.
The closest town is Rathdowney. Mount Barney is surrounded by other mountains including Mount Ballow, Mount May, Mount Ernest, Mount Maroon and Mount Lindesay. Logan River has its headwaters on the mountain.[1]
Mount Maroon
Mountain in Australia. Mount Maroon is a mountain in South East Queensland that is part of the McPherson Range. The mountain rises to 966 m 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. 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. The earliest photograph of the lagoons are from 1910. The current name for the mountain comes from the first grazing property in the area called Maroon.
Mount Maroon consists mainly of rhyolite and has its geological origins in the cooling of molten rock beneath the surface.
The mountain was first gazetted in 1938 as Mount Maroon National Park. In 1950, Mount Barney National Park was extended to include Mount Maroon and nearby Mount May. The mountain contains areas of montane heath vegetation, rocky pavement and mallee ash shrublands.
Three rock climbers had to be rescued from the mountain in 2002. In early 2008 a bull mastiff named Diff made headlines when it slipped over a ledge and had to be rescued via helicopter. 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.[2]
McPherson Range
Mountain range. The McPherson Range is an extensive mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border between the states of New South Wales and Queensland. Further west of the McPherson Range is the Main Range. Towards the coast the range continues into the Border Ranges and other mountainous terrain formed by the Tweed Volcano.
The Australian electoral Division of McPherson was named after the mountain range.[3]
Mount Barney
Locality in Australia. Mount Barney is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Mount Barney had a population of 22 people.
The locality borders New South Wales.[4]