Mount Lofty Ranges
The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide. The part of the range in the vicinity of Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and defines the eastern border of the Adelaide Plains.
| Mount Lofty Ranges | |
|---|---|
The summit of Mount Lofty | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Bryan |
| Elevation | 936 m (3,071 ft) AHD |
| Isolation | 102.07 km (63.42 mi) |
| Coordinates | 33°25′34″S 138°58′28″E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 300 km (190 mi) N–S |
| Area | 1,640 km2 (630 sq mi) |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Mount Lofty |
| Geography | |
Mount Bryan Location of the mountain range in South Australia | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Parent range | Adelaide Rift Complex |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Palaeozoic |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Adelaide Rift Complex |
| Last eruption | March 1954 |
| Climbing | |
| Normal route | Heysen Trail |
| Access | South Eastern Freeway |
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