Blackall Range
Blackall | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
Geography | |
Country | Australia |
State | Queensland |
Region | South East Queensland |
Range coordinates | 26°42′S 152°53′E / 26.700°S 152.883°E |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Oligocene |
The Blackall Range is a mountain range in South East Queensland, Australia. The first European explorer in the area was Ludwig Leichhardt.[1] It was named after Samuel Blackall, the second Governor of Queensland.
The Blackall Range dominates the hinterland area of the
Mary Cairncross Reserve marks the site of the first settler's house on the Blackall Range. Curramore Sanctuary, Mapleton Falls National Park and Kondalilla National Park are also located on the range. A number of lookouts on the range provide views towards the coast.[citation needed] One of these is located at Howells Knob, a mountain which rises 561 m above sea level.[2]
Timber resources in the area attracted timber-cutters in 1860s.[3] The last logging on the range occurred in 1939. The Blackall and Bunya Mountains ranges are the only two locations where the bunya pine species of tree is found naturally.[4]
Activities by community groups with the support of the
History
The Blackall Range is volcanic in origin and contains vast amounts of red basalt soils dating from the Jurassic period. It also takes its name from Samuel Blackall, the second Governor of Queensland.
Dalla (also known as Dalambara and Dallambara) is a language of the Upper
Roads
A group of roads provide access to the mountain localities and towns from various lowland places, and enable travel between the mountain communities. These roads ensure continuity of access in times of flooding or other natural disasters, and during planned maintenance activities.
See also
- Glass House Mountains (Queensland)
- List of mountains in Australia
References
- Fairfax Digital. 12 March 2008. Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
- Fairfax Digital. 25 November 2008. Archivedfrom the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
- ^ "Bunya Mountains Gathering". Queensland Museum. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Blackall Range push for iconic status". Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
- ^ Alan Lander (20 June 2008). "Blackall Range achieves iconic status". Sunshine Coast News. APN News & Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
- CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.