Mount Tibrogargan
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Mount Tibrogargan is one of the many mountain
s in the Glass House Mountains National Park
, north-northwest of Brisbane
, Australia
. It is a volcanic plug of hard alkali rhyolite that squeezed up into the vents of an ancient volcano 27 million years ago.
Tibrogargan is one of the most easily recognised mountains in South East Queensland
, bearing some resemblance to a gorilla
or old man hunched over. However, in 2004 parts of the rock face that resembles the eyes eroded and subsequently crumbled off. The name Tibrogargan comes from the Undanbi words chibur flying squirrel and kaiyathin biting.
In the mythology
of the region, Tibrogargan was the father of all the other Glass House Mountains except Beerwah
, his wife. It was said that Tibrogargan saw a rising of the waters from the sea, and called to his son Coonowrin
to take his mother Beerwah
to a safe place; however, Coonowrin
failed to do so, and in anger Tibrogargan clubbed Coonowrin
and broke his neck.
Tibrogargan is the second steepest of the Glass House Mountains after Mount Coonowrin
, and is also quite high for the region at 364 metres (although still almost 200 m shorter than Beerwah
, the tallest of the group), so it is a popular target for Bushwalkers, Rockclimbers and Tourists. The latter group are regularly victims of their own inexperience and poor planning and are the subject of rescues by the State Emergency Service
and rescue helicopters.
There are other less demanding walking trails in the immediate surroundings of Tibrogargan, including the Tibrogargan Circuit (3.3 km) and the Trachyte Circuit (5.6 km). All trails leave from the carpark at the base of Tibrogargan, including the summit climb.
Mountain
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s in the Glass House Mountains National Park
Glass House Mountains National Park
Glass House Mountains National Park is a national park in Queensland , north of Brisbane. It consists of a flat plain punctuated by rhyolite and trachyte volcanic plugs, the cores of extinct volcanoes that formed 27 million to 26 million years ago. The mountains would once have had...
, north-northwest 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...
, Australia
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. It is a volcanic plug of hard alkali rhyolite that squeezed up into the vents of an ancient volcano 27 million years ago.
Tibrogargan is one of the most easily recognised mountains 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...
, bearing some resemblance to a gorilla
Gorilla
Gorillas are the largest extant species of primates. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies...
or old man hunched over. However, in 2004 parts of the rock face that resembles the eyes eroded and subsequently crumbled off. The name Tibrogargan comes from the Undanbi words chibur flying squirrel and kaiyathin biting.
Australian Aboriginal mythology
Australian Aboriginal myths are the stories traditionally performed by Aboriginal peoples within each of the language groups across Australia....
of the region, Tibrogargan was the father of all the other Glass House Mountains except Beerwah
Mount Beerwah
Mount Beerwah is the highest of the ten volcanic plugs in the Glass House Mountains range, 22 km north of Caboolture in South East Queensland, Australia. It was formed 26 million years ago during the tertiary period....
, his wife. It was said that Tibrogargan saw a rising of the waters from the sea, and called to his son Coonowrin
Mount Coonowrin
Coonowrin is one of the Glass House Mountains, located in Queensland, Australia, located 19 km north of Caboolture or about one hour's drive north of Brisbane. It is easily distinguished because of its rocky formation at the top.- Dreamtime mythology :...
to take his mother Beerwah
Mount Beerwah
Mount Beerwah is the highest of the ten volcanic plugs in the Glass House Mountains range, 22 km north of Caboolture in South East Queensland, Australia. It was formed 26 million years ago during the tertiary period....
to a safe place; however, Coonowrin
Mount Coonowrin
Coonowrin is one of the Glass House Mountains, located in Queensland, Australia, located 19 km north of Caboolture or about one hour's drive north of Brisbane. It is easily distinguished because of its rocky formation at the top.- Dreamtime mythology :...
failed to do so, and in anger Tibrogargan clubbed Coonowrin
Mount Coonowrin
Coonowrin is one of the Glass House Mountains, located in Queensland, Australia, located 19 km north of Caboolture or about one hour's drive north of Brisbane. It is easily distinguished because of its rocky formation at the top.- Dreamtime mythology :...
and broke his neck.
Tibrogargan is the second steepest of the Glass House Mountains after Mount Coonowrin
Mount Coonowrin
Coonowrin is one of the Glass House Mountains, located in Queensland, Australia, located 19 km north of Caboolture or about one hour's drive north of Brisbane. It is easily distinguished because of its rocky formation at the top.- Dreamtime mythology :...
, and is also quite high for the region at 364 metres (although still almost 200 m shorter than Beerwah
Mount Beerwah
Mount Beerwah is the highest of the ten volcanic plugs in the Glass House Mountains range, 22 km north of Caboolture in South East Queensland, Australia. It was formed 26 million years ago during the tertiary period....
, the tallest of the group), so it is a popular target for Bushwalkers, Rockclimbers and Tourists. The latter group are regularly victims of their own inexperience and poor planning and are the subject of rescues by the State Emergency Service
State Emergency Service
A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared disasters. The SES is also the primary or secondary agency for emergencies, such as storm damage,flood damage, building damage, traffic hazards and road crash rescue...
and rescue helicopters.
There are other less demanding walking trails in the immediate surroundings of Tibrogargan, including the Tibrogargan Circuit (3.3 km) and the Trachyte Circuit (5.6 km). All trails leave from the carpark at the base of Tibrogargan, including the summit climb.