Glasshouse Mountains Environmental Reserve

Glasshouse Mountains Environmental Reserve is a nature reserve in , . Glasshouse Mountains Environmental Reserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glass House Mountains and Tibrogargan.

Photo: Paul Balfe, CC BY 2.0.
The are a popular tourist site in the of . The mountains were named by Captain Cook, who in 1770 thought they looked like glass houses as he sailed along the eastern coast of Australia.

Peak
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Mount is a small mountain in the , north-northwest of , . It is a magma intrusion of hard alkali rhyolite that squeezed up into the vents of an ancient volcano 27 million years ago.

Railway station
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Glasshouse Mountains is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Nambour/Gympie North line. It opened in 1890 and serves the town of . It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms.

Glasshouse Mountains Environmental Reserve

Latitude
-26.9024° or 26° 54′ 9″ south
Longitude
152.9451° or 152° 56′ 43″ east
Open location code
5R5J3WXW+23
Open­Street­Map ID
way 782002069
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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Satellite Map

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