Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

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.

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Type: Garden
Description: botanical garden at Mount Lofty, South Australia
Also known as: “Jardin Botanico de Mount Lofty”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 Bonython

Peak

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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.

The Mount Lofty Fire Tower sits on top of Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills just to the east of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. The 34m high tower has a commanding view over a huge area of the rural areas surrounding Adelaide, and on a clear day the… Mount Lofty Fire Tower is situated 1½ km northwest of Mount Lofty Botanic Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crafers and Piccadilly.

Crafers

Suburb

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The suburb of Crafers is in the Adelaide Hills to the south-east of Adelaide, South Australia, considered to be an outer suburb of Adelaide.

Piccadilly

Suburb

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Piccadilly is a small town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, Australia. As of 2021, Piccadilly has a population of around 405. The Piccadilly Valley was for many decades a market gardening center which produced food for the Adelaide and overseas market.