Mount Carey

Mount Carey is a mountain in Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia and has an elevation of 607 metres. Mount Carey is situated nearby to the village Uraidla, as well as near Carey Gully.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Lofty and Mount Bonython.

Mount Lofty

Peak

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Mount Lofty is the highest point in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges. It is located about 15 km east of the Adelaide city centre, within the Cleland National Park in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia. Mount Lofty is situated 4 km west of Mount Carey.

Mount Bonython is one of two major peaks in the Adelaide Hills visible from Adelaide. The other, about a kilometre to the south and some 50 m higher, is Mount Lofty. Mount Bonython is situated 3½ km west of Mount Carey.

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Garden

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First opened in 1977, the crescent-shaped Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is situated on 100 hectares on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide in South Australia. Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is situated 4 km southwest of Mount Carey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uraidla and Carey Gully.

Uraidla

Village

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Uraidla is a small town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, Australia. At the 2021 census, Uraidla had a population of 581. However it also sits at the centre of a larger population catchment of rural townships which include Summertown, Piccadilly, Ashton, Basket Range, Carey Gully, Norton Summit and Cherryville.

Carey Gully

Village

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Carey Gully is a small town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. The name of the town is taken from one of the early settlers of the area, Paddy Carey, and was originally called Carey's Gully.

Summertown

Suburb

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Summertown is a town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. It adjoins Uraidla. At the 2016 census, Summertown had a population of 676. Although technically ending along Greenhill Road directly at the Police House, further on is Summertown's Elderly Home, giving further confusion to the actual placement of the town's borders.

Mount Carey

Type: Mountain with an elevation of 607 metres
Description: mountain in Australia
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.96824° or 34° 58′ 6″ south

Longitude

138.75041° or 138° 45′ 2″ east

Elevation

607 metres (1,991 feet)

Open location code

4QQW2QJ2+P5

GeoNames ID

8166336

Wikidata ID

Q21938939

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Carey” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Mount Carey (bukid sa Awstralya, State of South Australia)”
Cebuano: “Mount Carey”
Dutch: “Mount Carey”
Swedish: “Mount Carey (berg i Australien, South Australia)”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Piccadilly and Ashton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Longs Hill and Tregarthen Reserve.

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