Peak Crossing, Queensland

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Peak Crossing, Queensland
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Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Peak_Crossing%2C_Queensland&params=27_47_21_S_152_45_19_E_type:city_region: 27°47′21″S 152°45′19″E / 27.78917°S 152.75528°E / -27.78917; 152.75528]Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Peak_Crossing%2C_Queensland&params=27_47_21_S_152_45_19_E_type:city_region: 27°47′21″S 152°45′19″E / 27.78917°S 152.75528°E / -27.78917; 152.75528]
Country Australia Australia
State Queensland

Peak Crossing is a locality in the Scenic Rim Region of Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

Peak Crossing is located 20km south of Ipswich. The town is surrounded by farming land, mostly small cropping.[2]

History

The name Peak Crossing refers to a mountain and a once important road crossing. The mountain Flinders Peak is to the east of the township, named in honour of the explorer Matthew Flinders.[3] The road crossing is the intersection of the Ipswich-Boonah Road and the Old Warwick Road (which connected Ipswich to the local towns Boonah and Warwick respectively), which is adjacent to Purga Creek.[2] Today, these roads are of less importance as the Cunningham Highway (approx 8km west of Peak Crossing) carries most of the traffic to these destinations.

References

  1. ↑ "Peak Crossing (entry 45211)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Scenic Rim Stories and Communities". Visit Scenic Rim. Scenic Rim Regional Council. Retrieved 15 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Flinders Peak (entry 12778)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 September 2013. 
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