Mount Maroon
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 Mount Maroon
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Mount Maroon is a mountain in South East Queensland that is part of the McPherson Range. The mountain rises to 966 m (3,169 ft) above sea level about 12 km west of Rathdowney.
The original indigenous name for the mountain was Wahlmoorum which meant sand goanna in the Yuggera language.[1] The current name for the mountain comes from the first grazing property in the area called Maroon.[2]
Mount Maroon consists mainly of rhyolite and has its geological origins in the cooling of molten rock beneath the surface.[1]
The mountain was first gazetted in 1938 as Mount Maroon National Park.[2] In 1950, Mount Barney National Park was extended to include Mount Maroon and nearby Mount May.[3] The mountain contains areas of montane heath vegetation, rocky pavement and mallee ash shrublands.[1][3]
Three rock climbers had to be rescued from the mountain in 2002.[4] In early 2008 a bull mastiff named Diff made headlines when it slipped over a ledge and had to be rescued via helicopter.[5] The dog, which was not permitted to be in the national park, led rescuers (by its barking) to two men who were stranded on a steep cliff ledge when trying to rescue the dog.
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References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mount Barney National Park: Visitor Information[brochure]. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. 2001. Environmental Protection Agency.
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