| Mount Tennent | |
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from Tuggeranong Hill |
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| Elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) |
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Mount Tennent
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Mount Tennent is a mountain in the southern part of the Australian Capital Territory. At the base of the mountain flows the Gudgenby River and this is a site for the proposed Mount Tennent Dam.
It is named after a local bushranger, John Tennant (note spelling difference) who had a hideout on the slopes of the mountain in 1827. It had previously been named Mount Currie by Allan Cunningham after Captain Mark Currie, who led the first European expedition nearby (Fraser and McJannett) in 1823. Indigenous Australians refer to the mountain as Tharwa, also the name of the village at the northern foot of the mountain.