Mount Warning seen from the Tweed River / Point Danger / Coolangatta, Queensland.

Mount Warning is a mountain in New South Wales, Australia, near the border with Queensland. It is known as Wollumbin in the local native tongue meaning "cloud-catcher". Due to its height and close proximity to Australia's easternmost point, Cape Byron, it is known as the place that first sees the sun rise in the country. Mount Warning seen from the Tweed River and Point Danger / Coolangatta, Queensland. ... Mount Warning seen from the Tweed River and Point Danger / Coolangatta, Queensland. ... This article is about the Tweed River in Australia. ... Lighthouse at Point Danger, Coolangatta, Queensland - a memorial to Lieutenant James Cook of HM Bark Endeavour who named the Point and described the area during the voyage of 1770. ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... The headland Cape Byron is the eastern-most point of the continent of Australia. ...

The name 'Mount Warning' was given to the mountain in 1770 by Captain James Cook, as its distinct profile served as a warning to the dangerous Julian Rocks two kilometers offshore. James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ... Julian Rocks is a pair of small islands, surrounded by marine reserve 2. ...

Mount Warning is the central remnant of an ancient volcano, Tweed Volcano, formerly twice the height of the current mountain, which erupted over 22 million years ago. The erosion caldera formed since this eruption is easily visible around the summit and forms the rim of the Tweed valley. A volcano is a geological landform (usually a mountain) where magma (rock of the Earths interior made molten or liquid by extremely high temperatures along with a reduction in pressure and/or the introduction of water or other volatiles) erupts through the surface of the planet. ... Tweed Volcano was a prehistoric shield volcano in northeastern New South Wales, Australia, that erupted over a hot spot that existed over this part of the continent between 23 million and 20 million years ago. ... Crater Lake, Oregon A caldera is a volcanic feature formed by the collapse of a volcano into itself. ...

Climbing the mountain

from these places takes 45-60 minutes, passing through heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Walkers need to have food and water, but bring out all their rubbish.

The summit has four platforms offering views of the caldera, and a rest area.

The oldest known climber was aged 104.

External Links

• Mount Warning National Park
• Climbing Mount Warning - a personal account by a local