Glass House Mountains is a group of mountains on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, from 109 metres to 556 metres.
Formed from cooling molten lava in the cores of volcanoes, the mountains for a distinctive feature along the coast.
The thirteen mountains in order of height are:
Mount Elimbah (or The Saddleback), 109 metres
Wild Horse Mountain, 123 metres
Mount Miketeebumulgrai, 199 metres
Mount Coolum, 208 metres
Mount Tibberoowuccum, 220 metres
Mount Coochin, 235 metres (and 230 metres)
Mount Ngungun, 253 metres
Mount Beerburrum, 278 metres
Mount Ninderry, 306 metres
Mount Tunbubudla (the Twins), 338 metres (and 294 metres)
Mount Tibrogargan and Cooee, 364 metres (and 177 metres)
Mount Coonowrin (Crookneck or Fakebig), 377 metres
Mount Beerwah, 556 metres
The lookout from the 280m summit of Mount Beerburrum is a short walk up a pathway that is paved from the parking area of the walk all the way to the top. It sounds like it might be an easy walk but it isn’t. I found Mt Ngungun easier, another Glass House Mountains summit walk, … Read more
Hennessey Mountain Bike Track is a downhill mountain bike track set up in the Glass House Mountains, not far from the Glass House Mountains Scenic Lookout. Maintained by the Sunshine Coast Council and D’Aguilar Range Cycling Club, the 1km track runs along the Beerburrum Woodford Rd and features jumps, drop-offs, steeply banked berms, technical terns, … Read more
There are some great walks at the Glass House Mountains, including summit walks that offer stunning views of the area and the mountains. Mt Ngungun is one of the more accessible summit walks, and Mt Beerburrum is paved the whole way but is extremely steep. The Scenic Lookout, or Glass House Mountains Lookout depending on … Read more
Mt Coonowrin is one of the peaks forming the Glass House Mountains, and part of the Glass House Mountains National Park. Mt Coonowrin is also known as Crookneck, the meaning derived from the Aboriginal word coonoon-warrang. Aboriginal tales tell that Coonowrin is the son of Tibrogargan (father) and Beerwah (mother), and after running off in … Read more
The Glass House Mountains is a distinctive feature at the southern end of the Sunshine Coast, just north of Brisbane. The remnants of volcanic activity, the peaks rise from the coastal area hundreds of metres, distinctively towering above the land. Mount Ngungun is one of the smaller of the Glass House peaks at 253m. It … Read more
Wild Horse Mountain Lookout is along the Bruce Hwy north of Brisbane and one of thirteen mountains in the Glass House Mountains, the second shortest of the group of mountains at 123 metres. The 700-metre walk from the parking area to the lookout tower, 1.4km return, is the most accessible of the Glass House Mountains. … Read more
