Mount Petrie

Mount Petrie
Mount Petrie

The Top Of Mount Petrie
Elevation 170 m (558 ft)
Location
Location Brisbane, Australia
Coordinates 27°32′S 153°08′E / 27.533°S 153.133°E / -27.533; 153.133Coordinates: 27°32′S 153°08′E / 27.533°S 153.133°E / -27.533; 153.133
Climbing
First ascent Andrew Petrie [1]

Mount Petrie is a small mountain in the south east of the city of Brisbane. The 170 metre rise sometimes referred to as Petrie Hill, elevates semi-rural residential parts in the suburbs of Mackenzie and Burbank.

The mountain was named after the explorer Thomas Petrie.[citation needed]

The southern summit of the mountain has an abandoned triangulation station with a collapsed radio tower, while the top of the mountain has a trig tower for taking bearings and measurements. At the top of the mountain one can get great views of Brisbane and Moreton Bay.

For many years the undeveloped bushland around this hilly area was empty, except for the occasional dirt track. This was partly due to the proximity to the Belmont Rifle Range, around which access is restricted for safety reasons. The bushlands near Mount Petrie are an important habitat for koala, wallaby, and echidna colonies.[2]

A few kilometres east of Mount Petrie is the Leslie Harrison Dam. This places the large hill in the catchment area for Redland City, another reason that development has been curtailed in this part of the city.

The construction of permanent facilities for the Western Corridor Recycled Water Project in 2008 had a significant impact on the bushland on the mountain. [3]

The other two tallest mountains in Brisbane are Mount Coot-tha and Mount Gravatt. The Gateway Motorway passes a few kilometres to the west of the mountain.

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