Mount Gower (also known as Big Hill),[1] is the highest mountain on Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. With a height of 875 metres (2,871 ft) above sea level, and a relatively flat 27-hectare (67-acre) summit plateau, it stands at the southern end of Lord Howe, just south of the island's second highest peak, the 777-metre (2,549 ft) high Mount Lidgbird, from which it is separated by the saddle at the head of Erskine Valley.
| Mount Gower | |
|---|---|
| Big Hill[1] | |
 Lord Howe Island's two southern mountains in the background, Mount Lidgbird (left) and Mount Gower (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 875 m (2,871 ft) |
| Prominence | 875 m (2,871 ft)  |
| Coordinates | 31°35′25″S 159°04′20″E / 31.59028°S 159.07222°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Gower | |
| Location | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Volcanic |
Ascending Gower entails a popular, guided, strenuous 8-hour return hike, though no special climbing skills are needed. The mountain is covered with rainforest, including cloud forest at the summit, containing many of the island's endemic plants.[2][3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Gower". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Mt Gower". Lord Howe Island Tourism Association. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Hutton, Ian (1998). The Australian Geographic Book of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Geographic. pp. 59–63. ISBN 1-876276-27-4.
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