Mount Moon
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Mount Moon is a lightly timbered, dome-shaped mountain
in South East Queensland
, Australia
. The mountain rises 786 m above sea level and is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park
. It lies approximately 100 km south west of Brisbane
just outside the town of Boonah. Other prominent peaks in this Scenic Rim
group of mountains includes Mount Edwards
, Mount French and Mount Greville
.
The name given to the peak by local Aboriginals was Wummun. The mountain was established as a national park in 1953.
The peak is a rhyolite plug. The rise features a craggy landscape dominated by a prominent fracture that has been enlarged by erosion. Access to the mountain is via private property only, for which permission must be obtained.
Mountain
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in South East Queensland
South East Queensland
South East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...
, 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...
. The mountain rises 786 m above sea level and is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park
Moogerah Peaks National Park
Moogerah Peaks is a National Park in the Fassifern Valley of South East Queensland, Australia, located approximately 70 km south west of the state capital Brisbane...
. It lies approximately 100 km south west of Brisbane
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...
just outside the town of Boonah. Other prominent peaks in this 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:...
group of mountains includes Mount Edwards
Mount Edwards
Mount Edwards is a mountain in South East Queensland, Australia. The mountain rises 634 m above sea level and is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park. It lies approximately 100 km south west of Brisbane just outside the town of Boonah. The mountain is the closest of the Moogerah Peaks to...
, Mount French and Mount Greville
Mount Greville
Mount Greville is a cone-shaped and deeply fissured mountain in South East Queensland, Australia. The mountain rises 720 m above sea level and is part of the Moogerah Peaks National Park. It lies approximately 100 km south west of Brisbane just outside the town of Boonah...
.
The name given to the peak by local Aboriginals was Wummun. The mountain was established as a national park in 1953.
The peak is a rhyolite plug. The rise features a craggy landscape dominated by a prominent fracture that has been enlarged by erosion. Access to the mountain is via private property only, for which permission must be obtained.