Mount Lofty

Mount Lofty ({{coor dm|34|58|S|138|42|E|region:AU-SA_type:mountain}}, elevation 727 metres) is the tallest mountain in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide in South Australia. It was first climbed by a European when explorer Collet Barker climbed it in April 1831, almost seven years before Adelaide was settled. It had been named by Matthew Flinders on his circumnavigation of Australia in 1802. With an elevation of 727 metres, Mount Lofty is the highest peak in the Mount Lofty Ranges.

Related Topics:
Mount Lofty Ranges - Adelaide - South Australia - Collet Barker - 1831 - Matthew Flinders - Australia - 1802

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Access to the summit can be gained by road from the South Eastern Freeway at Crafers, or from the Eastern suburbs via Greenhill Road. The more enthusiastic can walk up the gully from Waterfall Gully, in the Cleland Conservation Park. The summit provides panoramic views across Adelaide, and a cafe-restaurant and gift shop. These are relatively new due to protracted disputes over appropriate development following the destruction of the old cafe in the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires.

Related Topics:
South Eastern Freeway - Crafers - Waterfall Gully - Cleland Conservation Park - 1983 - Ash Wednesday bushfires

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On the ridge near the summit are the television transmission towers for the Adelaide television stations, and a Country Fire Service fire spotters' tower.

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