Mount Moon

Mount Moon, 2010

Mount Moon is a lightly timbered, dome-shaped mountain in the Scenic Rim, Queensland, Australia (28°06′52″S 152°33′01″E / 28.1144°S 152.5503°E / -28.1144; 152.5503 (Mount Moon)).[1] Its Indigenous name is Kibbobum.[1] The mountain rises 784 metres (2,572 ft) above sea level and is part of the Teviot Range and is within the Moogerah Peaks National Park.[2] It is within the locality of Croftby in the Scenic Rim Region local government area.[3]

It lies approximately 100 km south west of Brisbane just outside the town of Boonah.

The mountain was established as a national park in 1953.[3]

The peak is a rhyolite plug. The rise features a craggy landscape dominated by a prominent fracture that has been enlarged by erosion.[3] Access to the mountain is via private property only, for which permission must be obtained.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Mount Moon – mountain in the Scenic Rim Region (entry 22638)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Moogerah Peaks National Park - Nature, culture and history". Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Moogerah Peaks National Park - About Moogerah Peaks". Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2020.