Mount Coonowrin
| Mount Coonowrin | ||
|---|---|---|
 Mount Coonowrin in the Glass House Mountains |
||
| height | 377 m | |
| location | Queensland , Australia | |
| Mountains | Glass House Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 26 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ S , 152 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ E | |
|
||
| rock | Rhyolite | |
| Age of the rock | 27 million years ago | |
| Last eruption | 25 million years ago | |
The Mount Coonowrin even crookneck called, is one of the twelve volcanic mountains of the Glass House Mountains in Queensland in Australia . The mountain is 12 miles north of Caboolture or an hour's drive north of Brisbane . It is made of rhyolite and is easy to recognize by its slim and pointed shape.
Dream time
The name of the mountain comes from the Dungidau aborigines : kunna means neck and warang crooked . The mountains of the Glass house Mountains are the subject of Dreamtime stories of the Aborigines ; therein Mount Coonowrin is the son of Mount Tibrogargan and the mother Mount Beerwah . During a violent storm, Tibrigargan ordered his son Coonowrin to take mother Beerwah and his siblings to safety. However, for fear of the storm, he didn't help them, but ran away. As a result, his father, Tibrogargan , broke his neck with one blow. Out of shame at his son's cowardice, Tibrigargan has turned his back on him to this day.
Rockclimbing
The Mount Coonowrin has a long history of mountaineers. However, climbing has been banned since 1999 because it endangers stability.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ arup.com.au ( Memento of August 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ): APPENDIX C. Cultural Heritage Assessment , in English, accessed on January 15, 2012
- ↑ derm.qld.gov.au ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : About Glass Home Mountains , accessed January 15, 2012
