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| photo = File:Mount Cooroora from Hill Street 2023.jpg| photo_size = | photo_alt = | photo_caption = Mount Cooroora from Hill Street in July 2023| elevation = | elevation_m = 439| elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref = | listing = | range = | parent_peak = | location = Pomona, Queensland| map = Australia Queensland| range_coordinates = | map_alt = | map_caption = | map_size = 250| label = | label_position = left26.3714152.838065type:mountain_region:AU-QLD_scale:100000display=inline,title}}| coordinates_ref=| topo = | type = Volcanic plug| volcanic_arc/belt = | age = | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Hiking trail| child =| embedded = }}Mount Cooroora is located west of the town of Pomona in the Noosa hinterland, Queensland, Australia.QPN, 8316, Mount Cooroora, 12 August 2013, The peak is a 439 metres high intrusive volcanic plug and is the highest point and main feature of the Tuchekoi National Park.WEB,www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/tuchekoi/about.html, About Tuchekoi, Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing, 29 July 2013,www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/tuchekoi/about.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20150623125604www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/tuchekoi/about.html,">web.archive.org/web/20150623125604www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/tuchekoi/about.html, 23 June 2015, live, dmy-all, The former Electoral district of Cooroora was named after the mountain.

Festival

Mount Cooroora plays host to the King of the Mountain festival.Pomona King of the Mountain Festival {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502103827kingofthemountain.com.au/ |date=2013-05-02 }}. Retrieved 29 July 2013. The main event at the festival is a footrace straight up the mountain drawing participants from all over the world. Winners of the race complete the run to the summit in a little over 20 minutes. The first run by a local footballer to the top of the mountain occurred in 1958.NEWS,www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/seventh-crown-fits-king-of-mountain/1475495/, Seventh win for King of Mountain, Steve Zemek, 29 July 2013, 22 July 2012, Sunshine Coast Daily, Sunshine Coast Newspaper Company, The Mountain Challenge race began in 1959 and has been run every year since.

Access

(File:Queensland State Archives 262 Skyring Creek Road Pomona looking towards Mount Cooroora c 1931.png|thumb|left|Mount Cooroora in 1931)A maintained stoney path helps guide hikers to the mountain’s peak, where good views of the surrounding area are available. The walk takes about two hours and is graded moderate to hard.NEWS,www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/a-mountain-for-every-climber/1112066/, We’ve a mountain for every climber, Kathy Sundstrom, 29 July 2013, 21 September 2011, Sunshine Coast Daily, Sunshine Coast Newspaper Company,www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/a-mountain-for-every-climber/1112066/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304003748www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/a-mountain-for-every-climber/1112066/,">web.archive.org/web/20160304003748www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/a-mountain-for-every-climber/1112066/, 4 March 2016, live, dmy-all, One section of the climb includes steep metal stairs fixed to rock.

See also

• List of mountains of Australia

References

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External links

• www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=geology" title="web.archive.org/web/20141112134338www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/sitePage.cfm?code=geology">Geology of the Sunshine Coast
• Climbing Mount Cooroora

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