Mount Coonowrin

Mount Coonowrin
Coonowrin is one of the more notable of the Glass House Mountains
Elevation	377 m (1,237 ft)
Location
Location	Queensland, Australia
Range	Glass House Mountains
Geology
Type	Volcanic

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

The mountains are the subjects of several Aboriginal tales and Coonowrin is said to be the son of Tibrogargan and Beerwah. During a violent storm, Tibrogargan commanded his son Coonowrin to take his mother Beerwah and his siblings and help them move to safety. Being scared of the storm, Coonowrin instead ran off and when his father found him he hit him on the back of the head, resulting in Coonowrin's crooked neck. Tibrogargan was so ashamed of his son's cowardice that to this day he sits with his back to Coonowrin.

Climbing

Coonowrin has been the site of a great amount of climbing historically, but this has been forbidden since 1999 due to uncertainty about slope stability. During the 1999 geological survey of the mountain, questions were raised about the general slope stability on the north and west faces, and about individual block stability on the east and south faces. The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service is considering reviewing the case during 2007-2008 under routine periodic review procedures.

See also

Queensland portal

• List of mountains in Australia
• List of volcanoes in Australia

References

External links

Media related to Mount Coonowrin at Wikimedia Commons

• The first women on Crookneck
• The Clark sisters and companions on the summit of Crookneck, 1912
• The 1st ascent of East Crookneck

Coordinates: 26°54′S 152°55′E / 26.9°S 152.917°E / -26.9; 152.917