Mount Lofty Summit

Looking towards Mount Lofty Summit, with Mount Lofty Hotel in the foreground and Gulf St. Vincent in the distance

Mount Lofty (34°58′ S 138°42′ E, elevation 727 metres) is the tallest mountain in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of Adelaide in South Australia. It was first climbed by a European when explorer Collet Barker climbed it in April 1831, almost seven years before Adelaide was settled. It had been named by Matthew Flinders on his circumnavigation of Australia in 1802. With an elevation of 727 metres, Mount Lofty is the highest peak in the Mount Lofty Ranges. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1398x1073, 138 KB) Screenshot from Network Nine Adelaide News commercial. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1398x1073, 138 KB) Screenshot from Network Nine Adelaide News commercial. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1395x1072, 140 KB) Screenshot from Nine Network Adelaide News commercial. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1395x1072, 140 KB) Screenshot from Nine Network Adelaide News commercial. ... Gulf St. ... Mount Lofty Summit The Mount Lofty Ranges are the range of mountains to the east of Adelaide in South Australia. ... Adelaide skyline as seen from Victoria Square The Adelaide CBD as seen from the Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Collet Barker (1784-30 April 1831), military officer and explorer, explored areas of South Australia. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 - 19 July 1814) was one of the most accomplished navigators and chartmakers of his age. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Access to the summit can be gained by road from the South Eastern Freeway at Crafers, or from the Eastern suburbs via Greenhill Road. The more enthusiastic can walk up the gully from Waterfall Gully, in the Cleland Conservation Park. The summit provides panoramic views across Adelaide, and a cafe-restaurant and gift shop. These are relatively new due to protracted disputes over appropriate development following the destruction of the old cafe in the 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires. South Eastern Freeway is a freeway linking Adelaide to Princes Highway near Swanport, South Australia. ... Crafers is a small suburb just outside of Adelaide, South Australia, near the summit of Mount Lofty. ... Western end of the gully, showing the city Waterfall Gully Road Waterfall Gully (34°57′ S 138°40′ E) is a small suburb of Adelaide in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills in South Australia around 5km East of the Adelaide CBD. For the most part, it encompasses one long... Cleland Conservation Park (34°57′ S 138°41′ E) is a National Park in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ash Wednesday fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred in February 1983. ...

On the ridge near the summit are the television transmission towers for the Adelaide television stations, and a Country Fire Service fire spotters' tower. Country Fire Service is a volunteer based fire service in the state of South Australia in Australia. ...