Mount Beerwah
556 metres.
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The Glass House Mountains are a cluster of thirteen hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, with the main lookout about 61 km north of Brisbane in a straight line, roughly an hour's drive. The highest is Mount Beerwah at 556 metres, but the most recognisable is Mount Tibrogargan, which from some angles looks like a face gazing east towards the ocean. The hills formed from molten rock that cooled inside volcanic vents 26 to 27 million years ago, and millions of years of erosion then stripped away the softer rock around them. James Cook named them in 1770 because they reminded him of the glass furnaces of Yorkshire, though the peaks' traditional names in the local Aboriginal languages are much older. Sharp and rounded peaks stand alone above wide green forest and farmland, and at sunset they become dark silhouettes against an orange and pink sky. Pineapple farms and forestry fill the land between the hills. Visitors stop at the Glass House Mountains Lookout, which has information signs. Many walkers climb Mount Ngungun to look across at the other peaks, and train stations in the nearby towns sit close to several trailheads.
556 metres.
Like a face.
A view from above.
Glass House Mountains Lookout, Steve Irwin Way area, Queensland, Australia
Yes, stations sit near several trailheads.
Sunset, in the cooler months.