Mountains of Queensland - Mount Coot-Tha, Queensland, Mount Bartle Frere, Mount Barney, Springbrook, Queensland, Tamborine Mountain, Whites Hill (Paperback)

Chapters: Mount Coot-Tha, Queensland, Mount Bartle Frere, Mount Barney, Springbrook, Queensland, Tamborine Mountain, Whites Hill, Mount Maroon, Mount Bellenden Ker, Scenic Rim, Mount Petrie, Mount French, Mount Superbus, Mount Greville, Mount Glorious, Mount Edwards, Mount Nebo, Mount Crosby, Queensland, Mount Larcom, Queensland, Mount Moon, Toohey Mountain, Wilsons Peak, Mcilwraith Range, Mount Blackwood, Mount Lindesay, Mount Archer, Mount Cordeaux, Mount Bowen, Mount Mitchell, Walshs Pyramid, Mount Fox, Mount Jim Crow, Mount Pleasant, Mount Alexandra, Mount Westall, Mount Nimmel, Mount Doongal, Mount Wheeler, Mount Quincan, Enoggera Hill, Spicers Peak, Captains Mountain, Mount Steamer, Mount Hopeless. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 109. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mount Coot-tha is a mountain as well as suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The mountain is 287 metres above sea level and forms the eastern extent of the Taylor Range. It is the most northern part of Australia to record snow. It is a prominent landmark approximately 6 km to the west of the Brisbane central business district and is visible from much of the city. Before the Moreton Bay penal settlement, Mount Coot-tha was the home of the Turrbal Aboriginal people . Early Brisbane people called it One Tree Hill when bush at the top of the mountain was cleared except for one large eucalypt tree. The Aboriginal people of the area used to come to the mountain to collect ku-ta (honey) that was produced by the native stingless bee. Mount Coot-tha (Place of Honey), a derivative of (the indigenous term), replaced the former title One Tree Hill' in 1880 when the area was declared a Public Recreation Reserve. Mount Coot-tha is one of Brisbane's most popular tourist destinations. Of particular note is the Lookout, w...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2502617