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Mt Warning (Wollumbin)
Mount Warning was first named such by Captain James Cook on his East Coast voyage along the (then-declared) New South Wales British territory in 1770.
It was named Mount Warning by Captain Cook to warn future mariners of the offshore reefs he encountered in May 1770. Mt Warning is lcoated in Northern NSW within the Mt Warning National Park.
It is also known as 'Wollumbin' meaning 'cloud catcher', by the Bundjalung people who lived in the region for thousands of years before European settlement.
Geologists believe Mt Warning last erupted 23 million years ago and was active for three million years. It is a volcanic plug that formed alongside the major volcano if the region, the Tweed volcano, that formed the caldera region now known as the Scenic Rim.
Official height 1156metres (3,793 ft). Summit elevation 1125m.
Breathtaking scenery
The Scenic Rim region is named becasue it is rimmed by an imposing volcanic mountain range, dating back millions of years.
The legacy of this volcanic past is Australia’s most accessible World Heritage-listed rainforests and rich alluvial soil and remains the lifeblood of the
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