Glass House Mountains National Park

Glass House Mountains National Park
Several mountains of the national park
Coordinates: 26 ° 50 ′ 51 ″  S , 152 ° 57 ′ 15 ″  E
Location:	Queensland , Australia
Specialty:	Volcanic mountains
Next city:	Dorrigo
Surface:	30.37 km²
Founding:	1994

The Glass House Mountains National Park is a national park in Queensland ( Australia ).

location

It is located around 70 kilometers north of Brisbane .

Surname

The namesake for the Glass House Mountains was James Cook , who was reminded of glass melting furnaces in his native Yorkshire in 1770 when he saw the rain-soaked and therefore shiny rock peaks .

National park

The 8.83 km² national park essentially consists of an area around the mountain range of the Glass House Mountains, which includes twelve volcanic hills that were formed 25 to 27 million years ago. Wooded mountains and especially the rugged volcanic mountains characterize the Glass House Mountains in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast , from which they protrude impressively. From the mountains, e.g. B. from the lookout point Mary Cairncross, one has an impressive distance view to the sea over dense rainforest.

The three highest peaks are Mount Beerwah ( 555  m ), Mount Coonowrin ( 377  m ) and Mount Tibrogargan ( 364  m ):

• Mount Beerburrum, 276  m
• Mount Beerwah, 555  m
• Mount Coochin, 235  m
• Mount Coonowrin or Crookneck, 377  m
• Mount Elimbah, 129  m
• Mount Miketeebumulgrai, 199  m
• Mount Ngungun, 253  m
• Mount Tibberoowuccum, 220  m
• Mount Tibrogargan, 364  m
• Mount Tunbubudla or Twins, 312 and 293  m
• Wild Horse Mountain or Round Mountain, 123  m

Overview of the mountains rising from the plain

Wildlife

The national park offers u. a. Koalas , Echidna , giant gray kangaroos and monitor lizards provide a livelihood. Notable species of birds that can be found in the park include: B. the kookaburra , cockatoos , lories , rosellas and the peregrine falcon . The endangered brown-headed cockatoo also occurs here.

Agriculture

The area is heavily used for agriculture. Around half of Australia's pineapple production comes from here. Other fruits are the macadamia nut and citrus fruits .

Web links

Commons : Glass House Mountains National Park  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official website of the Glass House Mountains National Park (English)
• Photos of Mount Beerwah, Glass House Mountains (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 2010 ( MS Excel ; 170 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
2. ↑ Australian Government - CAPAD 1997 ( MS Excel ; 93 kB), DSEWPaC , accessed on January 7, 2013 (English)
3. ↑ ^{a b} Information on the park's homepage, accessed on July 13, 2013