- Mount Brown Conservation Park
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Mount Brown Conservation Park is situated in the southern foothills of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. Mount Brown stands amid tall foot-hills which are visible from sailing ships passing offshore in Spencer Gulf, on the South Australian Coast.
The mountains were initially charted on a coastal survey by Matthew Flinders' voyage aboard the survey ship HMS Investigator in 1802.
Matthew Flinders was tasked by Sir Jos. Banks to investigate if a sea-passage into Central Australia might exist on the South Coast, or even a Strait from North to South Australia.
This voyage into Spencer Gulf discovered to the contrary an absence of any sea entrance which might allow ships inward toward Central Australia.
HMS Investigator dropped anchor on March 10th 1802, at the head of Spencer Gulf.
The ship's landscape Artist Robert Westall, sketched Mount Brown in a view of three prominent peaks, as seen from the ship. Ship's Botanist Robert Brown, climbed up Mount Brown and viewed Willochra Plain.
Mount Brown is one of the tallest peaks in the Southern Flinders Ranges, at 964 meters high. Nearby, Mount Remarkable is 962 meters high in Mount Remarkable National Park.
These rugged hills are formed of uplifted sandstone layers. Further North in Flinders Ranges National Park[1] some tall mountains are Mount Aleck, 1127 meters and St Mary's Peak, 1164 meters.
Discovered by Matthew Flinders, Mount Brown is named in honour of Robert Brown, botanist for Sir Joseph Banks on the 1802 voyage of HMS Investigator.
Mount Brown Conservation Park is run by "Parks SA". Department of Environment and Natural Resources. http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Flinders_Ranges_Outback/Mount_Brown_Conservation_Park. entry to the Park is free and it has established walking trails.
Scenery includes rugged rocky features and a wide scenic view at Mount Brown Lookout.
A section of the Heysen trail passes through Mount Brown Conservation Park.
This area features several Coservation Parks with rocky scenic landscapes and dramatic deep gorges including Alligator Gorge.
In the area is another park named The Dutchman's Stern Conservation Park which has the name a Rock Bluff in the Park that is a scenic landmark. The name was used to describe the Bluff as it juts out from the cliffs and forms a boat-tail shape.
These two Parks both feature rugged areas and walking trails with scenic views across the Willochra Plain.
Weather in this area is usually dry and hot, throughout the Flinders Ranges.
Adelaide is the nearest Airport and road transport to the Park is available by bus. Then access the trails on walking tours.
References
- ^ Flinders Ranges National Park
"Parks SA". Department of Environment and Natural Resources. pp. Flinders Ranges & Outback > Mount Brown. http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Flinders_Ranges_Outback/Mount_Brown_Conservation_Park. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
"Parks SA". Department of Environment and Natural Resources. http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/files/fd0c0faa-5187-4974-8c38-9e4f00b3c9b9/BROCHURE_MTBROWN_SUMMIT.pdf. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
"Flinders_Ranges_National_Park". Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Ranges_National_Park. Retrieved August 07, 2011.
"Central Australia". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Australia.
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