Wilsons Peak

Wilsons Peak
Wilsons Peak, photographed from New South Wales
Elevation	1,230 m (4,035 ft)
Location
Wilsons Peak Location in Queensland
Location	Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	28°15′S 152°29′E / 28.250°S 152.483°E / -28.250; 152.483Coordinates: 28°15′S 152°29′E / 28.250°S 152.483°E / -28.250; 152.483[1]

Wilsons Peak^[1] 1,230 m (4,040 ft) is a steep mountain in Queensland, Australia which is covered in dense rainforest. It marks the intersection of the Great Dividing Range with the McPherson Range in the Scenic Rim region. The Queensland and New South Wales border fence also leads up the middle of it.

The mountain was named by Captain Patrick Logan, the notoriously brutal commander of the Moreton Bay penal settlement, in honour of a colleague he served with at Moreton Bay.^{[citation needed]}

Local Aboriginals referred to the mountain as "Jirramen," which is Aboriginal for knee. This is derived from the fact that the shape of the top of the mountain bears some resemblance to a human knee.^{[citation needed]}

The local Aboriginal tribe used the peak to send a series of smoke signals along the Main Range.^{[citation needed]} The other peaks used for the series of signals are: Mount Roberts, Doubletop, and Mount Mitchell.

See also

• Wilsons Peak Flora Reserve

References