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Mount Cooroora is located west of the town of Pomona in the Noosa hinterland,
Pomona King of the Mountain Festival
. Retrieved 29 July 2013. The main event at the festival is a footrace straight up the mountain drawing participants from all over the world. Winners of the race complete the run to the summit in a little over 20 minutes. The first run by a local footballer to the top of the mountain occurred in 1958. The Mountain Challenge race began in 1959 and has been run every year since.
A maintained stoney path helps guide hikers to the mountain's peak, where good views of the surrounding area are available. The walk takes about two hours and is graded moderate to hard. One section of the climb includes steep metal stairs fixed to rock.
Geology of the Sunshine CoastClimbing Mount Cooroora
Mountains of South East Queensland Geography of Sunshine Coast, Queensland {{SouthEastQueensland-geo-stub
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, Australia
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. The peak is a 439 metres high intrusive volcanic plug
A volcanic plug, also called a volcanic neck or lava neck, is a volcanic object created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano. When present, a plug can cause an extreme build-up of high gas pressure if rising volatile-charged mag ...
and is the highest point and main feature of the Tuchekoi National Park
Tuchekoi National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia. It is situated to the west and south-west of Pomona in the Noosa hinterland.
Geography
The Park is approximately 390 hectares of bushland surrounding Mount Cooroora, a 439 me ...
. The former Electoral district of Cooroora
Cooroora was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1912 to 1992.
It was based mainly on the area of the district of Wide Bay and named after Mount Cooroora, near the town of Pomona.
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was named after the mountain.
Festival
Mount Cooroora plays host to the King of the Mountain festival.. Retrieved 29 July 2013. The main event at the festival is a footrace straight up the mountain drawing participants from all over the world. Winners of the race complete the run to the summit in a little over 20 minutes. The first run by a local footballer to the top of the mountain occurred in 1958. The Mountain Challenge race began in 1959 and has been run every year since.
Access
A maintained stoney path helps guide hikers to the mountain's peak, where good views of the surrounding area are available. The walk takes about two hours and is graded moderate to hard. One section of the climb includes steep metal stairs fixed to rock.
See also
*List of mountains of Australia
This is a list of mountains in Australia.
Highest points by state and territory
List of mountains in Australia by topographic prominence
This is a list of the top 50 mountains in Australia ranked by topographic prominence. Most of these ...
References
External links
Geology of the Sunshine Coast
Mountains of South East Queensland Geography of Sunshine Coast, Queensland {{SouthEastQueensland-geo-stub