Mount Tennent
| Mount Tennent | |
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| Aboriginal: Tharwa | |
 Mount Tennent, viewed from Point Hut Road. | |
| Elevation | 1,375 m (4,511 ft) |
| Location | |
  Mount Tennent | |
| Location | Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Coordinates | 35°33′S 149°03′E / 35.550°S 149.050°ECoordinates: 35°33′S 149°03′E / 35.550°S 149.050°E |
Mount Tennent (Aboriginal: Tharwa) is a mountain with an elevation of 1,375 metres (4,511 ft) AHD in the southern part of the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. At the base of the mountain flows the Gudgenby River and this is a site for the proposed Mount Tennent Dam.
Mount Tennent 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.
References
- Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales, J. Kay McDonald, Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1985 ISBN 0-86417-049-1
- Over the hills and Tharwa way, I. Fraser & M. McJannett, Canberra & South East Region Environment Centre, 1994 ISBN 646-19029-6
External links
Media related to Mount Tennent (Australian Capital Territory) at Wikimedia Commons
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