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Mount Lofty, elevation 710 m (2,330 ft) AHD) is the highest point in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges It is located about 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the Adelaide city centre , within the Cleland National Park in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia .
The part of the ranges south of and including the Barossa Valley are commonly known as the South Mount Lofty Ranges, and the highest part of this section is the summit of Mount Lofty (710 m or 2,330 ft). The part of the ranges nearest Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and, further north, the Barossa Range.
The ecoregion includes the Mount Lofty Range, Fleurieu Peninsula, and Kangaroo Island, including the city of Adelaide.The ecoregion is bounded on the east by the Murray-Darling woodlands and mallee ecoregion, on the west by the Eyre and Yorke mallee, and on the north by the Tirari-Sturt stony desert.
There are 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,247 ft), which are often referred to as the Eight-thousanders. (Some people have claimed there are six more 8,000m peaks in Nepal, making for a total of 20. [1])
Flinders Lofty Block is an interim Australian bioregion located in South Australia. [1] It has an area of 6,615,765 hectares (16,347,910 acres), [ 2 ] which includes the Mount Lofty Ranges and Flinders Ranges .
The range is a part of the southern Mount Lofty Ranges and the western slopes primarily fall into the Barossa Valley.As such, the range is the main source for the North Para River and its tributary Jacob's Creek.
Blue Mountains. Mount Banks on the Explorer's Range in the Blue Mountains. ... Mount Lofty, at 720 metres (2,360 ft) New Campbell Hill, at 710 metres (2,330 ft)
Mount Barker is a mountain in the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia and namesake of the nearby town of Mount Barker. The mountain is the home to a transmission tower that services SAGRN and mobile phone transmissions throughout the area. Microwave radio equipment is also installed on the tower, providing various forms of communication such ...