Glass-House-Mountains-Nationalpark
The Glass House Mountains National Park is a national park in Queensland (Australia).
Location
It is located about 70 kilometers north of Brisbane.
Name
Name to the Glass House Mountains was James Cook, who in 1770 recalled the sight of the rain-soaked and thereby gleaming stone summit in glass furnaces in his native Yorkshire.
National park
The 8.83 km ² national park consists essentially of an area around the mountain chain of the Glass House Mountains, which includes twelve volcanic hills that arose prior to 25 to 27 million years ago. Forested mountains and especially the rugged volcanic mountains dominate the Glass House Mountains in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast, from which they protrude impressive. Of the of mountains, for example, from the viewpoint of Mary Cairncross, it has an impressive long-distance views to the sea through the dense rainforest of time.
The three highest peaks are Mount Beerwah ( 555 m), Mount Coonowrin (377 m ) and Mount Tibrogargan (364 m):
- Mount Beerburrum, 276 m
- Mount Beerwah, 555 m
- Mount Coochin, 235 m
- Mount Coonowrin or crookneck, 377 m
- Mount Elimbah, 129 m
- Mount Miketeebumulgrai, 199 m
- Mount Ngungun, 253 m
- Mount Tibberoowuccum, 220 m
- Mount Tibrogargan, 364 m
- Mount Tunbubudla or Twins, 312 and 293 m
- Wild Horse Mountain and Round Mountain, 123 m
Wildlife
The national park offers, inter alia, Koalas, echidnas, gray kangaroos and lizards a livelihood. Notable bird species found in the park are, for example, the Kookaburra, cockatoos, lories, rosellas and peregrine falcons. Even the endangered brown-headed cockatoo occurs here.
Agriculture
The area is heavily used for agriculture. About half of the pineapple production in Australia comes from here. Other fruits are the macadamia nut and citrus fruits.