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Mount Brown is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
in the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
located in the
Flinders Ranges
The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about north of Adelaide. The ranges stretch for over from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna.
The Adnyamathanha people are the Aboriginal group who have inhabit ...
about east of
Port Augusta.
[DEHAA, 1999, page 5]
The mountain was named by the British navigator
Matthew Flinders on 9 March 1802 after the Scottish botanist,
Robert Brown, who was a member of ’s scientific team.
[DPTI, 2013] Brown along with others from HMS ''Investigator'' including
Ferdinand Bauer
Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (20 January 1760 – 17 March 1826) was an Austrian botanical illustrator who travelled on Matthew Flinders' expedition to Australia.
Biography Early life and career
Bauer was born in Feldsberg in 1760, the youngest son ...
and
William Westall
William Westall (12 October 1781 – 22 January 1850) was a British landscape artist best known as one of the first artists to work in Australia.
Early life
Westall was born in Hertford and grew up in London, mostly Sydenham and Hampstead. ...
climbed the mountain on 10 and 11 March 1802.
[DEHAA, 1999, page 10]
The mountain has a height of .
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Since 1993, it has been located within the boundaries of the protected area known as the Mount Brown Conservation Park.][
The mountain’s summit can be reached via a walking trail known as the Mount Brown Summit Hike which starts near the entrance of the conservation park to the north of the summit, which is graded by the conservation park’s managing authority as being a “moderate hike’ and consists of a loop which allows two choices of route - one being a distance of with a return time of 6 hours and other being a distance of with a return time of 7.5 hours. The western side of the loop is part of the long distance walking trail, the ]Heysen Trail
The Heysen Trail is a long distance walking trail in South Australia. It runs from Parachilna Gorge, in the Flinders Ranges via the Adelaide Hills to Cape Jervis on the Fleurieu Peninsula and is approximately in length.
Route summary
From n ...
, which continues throughout the conservation park from the south to its trailhead at Parachilna Gorge
The Parachilna Gorge is a gorge on the western side of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. It is located about east of the town of Parachilna. Parachilna Creek flows through the gorge. Parachilna Gorge Road runs from Parachilna on the plain ...
.[DENR, 2010]
See also
*List of mountains in 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 ...
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Brown
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Brown
Brown is a color. It can be considered a composite color, but it is mainly a darker shade of orange. In the CMYK color model used in printing or painting, brown is usually made by combining the colors orange and black. In the RGB color model us ...
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