Just thought that I might add a little to this story. It has been many years since I first climbed Mt Jim Crow with a group of Boy Scouts; the 10th. Rockhampton group. There was a trig point on the top and a heap of stones with a glass bottle and screw top lid fitted between the stones. Messages could left for future climbers. I wonder if it is still there. I remember arriving at the trig point one morning just after sun-rise. There was fog all around and only the tops of mountains like Iron Pot and Mt. wheeler etc. could be seen. They looked like small islands standing in a sea of white water; a very beautiful sight. An exhausting climb but well worth the effort. Jimlin
Mount Jim Crow is a trachyte

Trachyte

Trachyte is an igneous volcanic rock with an aphanitic to porphyritic texture. The mineral assemblage consists of essential alkali feldspar; relatively minor plagioclase and quartz or a feldspathoid such as nepheline may also be present....

 plug that lies between Rockhampton

Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....

 and Yeppoon

Yeppoon, Queensland

Yeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. Located on Keppel Bay, at the 2006 census, Yeppoon had a population of 13,284.-Geography:...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Standing at approximately 150 m above the surrounding plains (221 m above sea level), Mount Jim Crow affords a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape. Mount Wheeler

Mount Wheeler

Mount Wheeler lies between Rockhampton and Yeppoon, in Australia. It has some large cliffs on its western face. On the south-east face is a type of soft rock which has formed into many huge caverns and overhangs. Gold mining around its base has been going on since the 19th century. Mount Wheeler...

 can be seen to the southeast, while many other trachyte formations can be seen to the north and west.

Well covered by trees and scrub, Mount Jim Crow offers a number of hiking trails which range from easy walking to more difficult climbing. The surface consists mostly of broken shale rock. There are several small but sheer cliffs, mostly on the southeastern face, which can be clearly seen from the Capricorn Highway

Capricorn Highway

The Capricorn Highway is located in Central Queensland, Australia, and links the city of Rockhampton with western Queensland. The highway is approximately 560 kilometres long, and joins the Landsborough Highway at Barcaldine...

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External links

• Mount Jim Crow National Park, Queensland Government
• Mount Jim Crow National Park, Tour Oz