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  Mount Warning Location in New South Wales Mount Warning, also known as Wollumbin is a mountain 14 kilometres (9 mi) west-south-west of Murwillumbah, near the border with Queensland on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.[1] Due to Mount Warning's proximity to Cape Byron, the Australian continent's easternmost point, it is the first place on mainland Australia to receive the sun's rays each day.[2] It was on 16 May 1770 that Lieutenant James Cook, seeing the mountain from the sea, named it Mount Warning.[1][3] The original name Wollumbin, meaning "patriach of mountains" in the locally indigenous Bundjalung people's language, is now an officially acceptable alternative name for this dual named geographical feature.[1][4]
[edit] Shield volcanoMain article: Tweed Volcano Mount Warning is the central volcanic remnant of an ancient shield volcano, the Tweed Volcano, which would have been about 1,900 m (6,200 ft) above sea level or just under twice the height of the current mountain.[5] This volcano erupted around 23 million years ago.[6] As the mountain's central vent cooled it shrank, forming a depression at the top that has greatly eroded.[5] Today the vast areas that were part of the volcano include many mountains and ranges at some distance from Mount Warning, and include the Border Ranges, Tamborine Mountain, the McPherson Range and both the Lamington Plateau and Springbrook Plateaus. The erosion caldera formed since this eruption is easily visible around the summit and forms the rim of the Tweed Valley. During the last stages of eruption, different and more resistant forms of lava that were cooler than those flows that created the shield volcano remained to form the current peak. The whole central Mount Warning massif was also pushed up by forces that remained active after lava eruptions had stopped.[5] [edit] Aboriginal significanceThe mountain remains a place of cultural and traditional significance to the Bundjalung people and is the site of particular ceremonies and initiation rites[1]. The Bundjalung observe cultural and traditional restrictions forbidding the uninitiated from climbing the mountain, and, as such, generally ask that others also do not attempt to climb the mountain. The government National Parks and Wildlife Service advertise this request and do not encourage climbers, but it is not expressly forbidden by park regulations. [edit] Origin of Mt Warning nameOn 16 May 1770, Lieutenant James Cook was the first European to record seeing “… a remarkable sharp peaked Mountain lying inland…”[3] from a point of land he named Cape Byron. Just five hours later while sailing North, Cook was forced to change course to the East after encountering the dangerous reefs that run 3 miles to the East from Fingal Head, now named Danger Reefs (comprising of: Inner, South, and Outer reefs).[7] Next morning Cook recorded:
[edit] Protected areaThe mountain is now protected by the surrounding Mount Warning National Park, and access is regulated by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service. Mount Warning is part of the United Nations World Heritage listed Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. An ascent of the mountain is discouraged out of respect for local Aboriginal lore[1], but if undertaken, takes approximately 1½ to 3½ hours (one way) and requires a good level of fitness. There are also viewing platforms at the summit. The total journey is 8.8km.[2] [edit] Gallery
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