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| D'Aguilar | |
|---|---|
 Mount Archer in the northern D'Aguilar ranges, andLake Somerset | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Tenison Woods Mountain |
| Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| Range coordinates | 27°07′57″S152°47′20″E / 27.1325°S 152.7889°E /-27.1325; 152.7889 |
The D'Aguilar Range is amountain range nearBrisbane,Queensland,Australia. The town ofDayboro is situated on the lower foothills midway along the range and the Sunshine Coast Hinterland town ofMooloolah lies at the northernmost point of the range.[1] Many residential areas line its eastern slopes including the town ofSamford and the suburb ofFerny Hills. In the west, numerous ridges and gullies are heavily forested and designated as state forest or national park.[2]
The D'Aguilar Range stretches fromCaboolture 45 kilometres north ofBrisbane,Queensland, through to Brisbane, where part of the D'Aguilar Range is covered by a protected parkland called theBrisbane Forest Park.
Mountains in the range includeCamp Mountain,Mount Nebo,Mount Pleasant,Mount Glorious,Mount Samson andMount Mee. Directly to the south in the west of Brisbane is theTaylor Range, sometimes considered an eastern spur of the D'Aguilar Range. Further north, highly visible from the D'Aguilar Ranges, are theGlass House Mountains.
Mount D'Aguilar at 750 m above sea level is the second highest peak in the range. The highest point isTenison Woods Mountain at 770 m.[2] This peak is not distinct and is not marked on old maps. The Congregation of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration created a plaque on the summit to commemorate the naming of the mountain in 1974.[2] The year also marked the centenary of their order which was founded byJ.E. Tenison Woods.Mermaid Mountain is the highest point in the southern sections at 396 m in elevation.[2] Well known lookouts on the range include McAfee's Lookout and Jolly's Lookout, both of which have views east across toMoreton Bay.[2]
TheNorth Pine River, includingLake Kurwongbah,South Pine River andCaboolture Rivers flow from the range towards the east. To the north and west are theStanley River and tributaries that flow directly into theSomerset Dam andWivenhoe Dam catchments. In the southern parts of the rangeEnoggera Creek, which is dammed by theEnoggera Dam, flows to the east. Gold Creek in the same area flows south intoMoggill Creek after being dammed by theGold Creek Reservoir. Further to the west is Cabbage Tree Creek and the reservoir known asLake Manchester.
The range was named after SirGeorge Charles d'Aguilar by SirThomas Mitchell in 1827.[3] Farmers and timber-getters first settled on the range in the 1840s.[4] Timber logging on the range was instrumental in the development of Dayboro. Operations expanded in the 1870s as loggers removedhoop pine,cedar,silky oak andblack bean.[5]
Maiala National Park, the first national park on the range, was declared in 1930.[4]
