| Mount Remarkable | |
|---|---|
 The slopes of Mount Remarkable | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 961 m (3,153 ft) |
| Coordinates | 32°48′22″S 138°09′53″E / 32.80611°S 138.16472°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Remarkable Location of Mount Remarkable in South Australia | |
| Location | South Australia, Australia |
| Parent range | Flinders Ranges |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Remarkable is a mountain in South Australia located in the Flinders Ranges about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the centre of the capital city of Adelaide and immediately north-west of the town of Melrose, which was once named Mount Remarkable itself, and which is located at its base.[1]
The mountain has a height of 961 metres (3,153 ft).[2] It and the adjoining range is described as having “high strike ridges on quartzite” with “lower rounded ridges on shale” and as having a “cover of forest, parkland and some woodland”.[3] Since 1972, it has been located within the boundaries of the protected area known as the Mount Remarkable National Park.[1] The mountain's summit can be reached via a walking trail known as the Mount Remarkable Summit Hike which starts in the town of Melrose and which is graded by the national park's managing authority as being a “moderate hike’ of a distance of 14 km (8.7 mi) and that has a “round” time of five hours.[4]
The mountain is reported as being discovered by Colonial Europeans and named by Edward John Eyre either in 1839 or on 27 June 1840.[2] Eyre is quoted as saying "from the lofty way it towered above the surrounding hills I named it Mount Remarkable."[5]
