Mount Lofty

Mount Lofty (34°58′S 138°42′E, 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.

This article is about the mountain in South Australia. For other uses, see Mount Lofty (disambiguation).

Mount Lofty
North view of the Summit and Flinders Column from the Fire Tower
Highest point
Elevation710 m (2,330 ft)
Coordinates34°58′S 138°42′E
Geography
Parent rangeMount Lofty Ranges
Climbing
First ascentApril 1831
Collet Barker (but likely ascended by Indigenous peoples before European contact)

The mountain's summit has panoramic views of the city and the Adelaide plains to the west, and of the Picadilly Valley to the east. It is also popular destination for international tourists, as well as for cyclists coming up the old Mount Barker Road through Eagle on the Hill, and for walkers from Waterfall Gully.

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