East Mount Barren is a
quartzite
Quartzite is a hard, non- foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.Essentials of Geology, 3rd Edition, Stephen Marshak, p 182 Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tect ...
peak of the Barren Range in
Fitzgerald River National Park
Fitzgerald River National Park is a national park in the Shires of Ravensthorpe and the Jerramungup in Western Australia, southeast of Perth. The park is recognised on Australia's National Heritage List for its outstanding diversity of native ...
.
It was sighted and named by explorer
Matthew Flinders
Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then called New Holland. He is also credited as being the first person to u ...
on 6 January 1802, together with two other peaks in the range,
West Mount Barren
West Mount Barren is part of the Fitzgerald River National Park located between Bremer Bay and Hopetoun on the south coast of Western Australia the coordinates of the summit of West Mount Barren are .
West Mount Barren, along with East Mount Bar ...
and Middle Mount Barren.
All were named because of their barren appearance.
A walking track ascends in height to the summit which has views of the coast from the
Doubtful Islands to
Mason Point as well as inland.
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Plant species that are endemic to East Barren Mountain and its immediate environs include '' Calothamnus macrocarpus'', '' Eucalyptus burdettiana'' (Burdett gum), '' Kunzea similis'' subsp. ''similis'', '']Regelia velutina
''Regelia velutina'', the Barrens regelia, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a large shrub with greyish green, velvety leaves and large clusters of brillian ...
'' (Barrens regelia) and ''Verticordia pityrhops
''Verticordia pityrhops'', commonly known as East Mount Barren featherflower or pine-like featherflower, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a single-stemmed shrub whi ...
''. Other species of note include '' Acacia argutifolia'' (East Barrens wattle), ''Adenanthos ellipticus
''Adenanthos ellipticus'', commonly known as the oval-leaf adenanthos, is a flowering plant from the family Proteaceae that is endemism, endemic to Western Australia where it is considered to be Declared Rare Flora.
Description
''Adenanthos ell ...
'' (oval-leaf adenanthos), ''Anthocercis fasciculata
''Anthocercis'', commonly known as tailflower, is a genus of shrubs which are endemic to southern temperate Australia with the center of distribution in the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia.George ''et al.''. (1982) All species ...
'', ''Banksia speciosa
''Banksia speciosa'', commonly known as the showy banksia, is a species of large shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae. It is found on the south coast of Western Australia between Hopetoun (33°57′ S) and the Great Australian Big ...
'' (showy banksia), '' Dampiera deltoidea'', ''Eucalyptus coronata
''Eucalyptus coronata'', commonly known as the crowned mallee, is a species of Mallee (habit), mallee that is Endemism, endemic to a small part of the south coast of Western Australia. It has smooth bark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped to ...
'' (crowned mallee), ''Gonocarpus hispidus
:''The ''Gonocarpus'' of William Hamilton ("Ham.") is a synonym of ''Combretum.
''Gonocarpus'' (raspwort) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Haloragaceae. The species, which are native to Australia, New Zealand and Malesia, include:
*' ...
'', ''Hakea hookerana
''Hakea'' ( ) is a genus of about 150 species of plants in the Family ''Proteaceae'', endemic to Australia. They are shrubs or small trees with leaves that are sometimes flat, otherwise circular in cross section in which case they are sometimes d ...
'', ''Hibbertia papillata
''Hibbertia papillata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to the Fitzgerald River National Park in Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with crowded, linear, hairy leaves and yellow flowers usually with ...
'', ''Jacksonia compressa Jacksonia may refer to:
* ''Jacksonia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae
* ''Jacksonia'' (bug), a genus of true bugs in the family Aphididae
* ''Jacksonia'', a genus of butterflies in the family Lymantriidae, unknown status, d ...
'', ''Leptospermum confertum
''Leptospermum confertum'' is a species of shrub that is endemic to East Mount Barren on the south coast of Western Australia. It has rough bark, crowded narrow club-shaped leaves and white flowers that are pinkish in bud.
Description
''Leptospe ...
'', ''Leucopogon compactus
''Leucopogon compactus'' is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with oblong leaves and dense clusters of white, tube-shaped flowers.
Description
''Le ...
'', ''Melaleuca papillosa
''Melaleuca papillosa'' is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is one of the smallest species of ''Melaleuca'', distinguished by its narrow, usually hairy, pimply leaves, small heads o ...
'', '' Pimelea physodes'' (Qualup bell) and ''Stylidium galioides
''Stylidium'' (also known as triggerplants or trigger plants) is a genus of dicotyledonous plants that belong to the family Stylidiaceae. The genus name ''Stylidium'' is derived from the Greek ''στύλος'' or ''stylos'' (column or pillar), w ...
'' (yellow mountain triggerplant).
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