For other mountains named Mitchell, see Mount Mitchell (disambiguation).

Mount Mitchell lies about 100 km west of Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

 and immediately south of Cunninghams Gap. The peak to the south of the gap was named by Allan Cunningham

Allan Cunningham (botanist)

Allan Cunningham was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in New South Wales to collect plants.- Early life :...

 in 1828 and today is part of the Main Range National Park

Main Range National Park

Main Range is a mountain range and a national park in Queensland , 85 km southwest of Brisbane. It is part of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia . It protects the western part of a semicircle of mountains in South East Queensland known as the Scenic Rim...

. Cunningham named the mountain after the Surveyor-General, Thomas Mitchell. The height of this twin peaked mountain is 1168 metres. Aboriginal people called the peak Cooyinnirra.
To the north of Cunninghams Gap is Mount Cordeaux

Mount Cordeaux

Mount Cordeaux is a mountain near Brisbane, Australia. It lies to the immediate north of Cunninghams Gap in the Main Range National Park. It is known to the Aboriginal People as Niamboyoo and rises 1,135 m....

, while Spicers Peak

Spicers Peak

Spicers Peak is a mountain in Australia. It lies roughly 120 km west of Brisbane in the middle of the Main Range National Park. It is just south of Cunninghams Gap and Mount Mitchell...

 is located a small distance to the south east.

A class 4 trail winds 5.1 km up to the main summit which offers some great views. From the peak on a clear day the tallest buildings in Brisbane can be seen, as can the D'Aguilar Range

D'Aguilar Range

The D'Aguilar Range is a mountain range near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The town of Dayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and Woodford lies at the northern most point of the range. Many residential areas line its eastern slopes including the town of Samford and the...

, Teviot Range

Teviot Range

The Teviot Range, also referred to as the Flinders Peak Group, is a mountain range located on the northern edge of the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia....

, Fassifern Valley

Fassifern Valley

Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Towns found in the valley include Harrisville, Kalbar, Roadvale, Warril View and Aratula...

 and many other parts of the Scenic Rim

Scenic Rim

The Scenic Rim is a group of forested mountain ranges of the Great Dividing Range straddling the border between south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.-Description:...

. At the top of mountain there are sheer cliff edges.