Mount Benson (South Australia)

Mount Benson
Highest point
Elevation77 m (253 ft)[1]
Coordinates37°08′04″S 139°47′51″E / 37.134498°S 139.797497°E / -37.134498; 139.797497
Geography
LocationSouth Australia, Australia

Mount Benson is a 77-metre (253 ft) high hill[1] located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north north-east of Robe in the south east of South Australia. It was named in 1839 either by Governor Grey after a stockman employed by Charles Bonney or by Bonney himself. Mount Benson itself is located both within the locality of the same name and the wine region of the same name.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 175: North, West, and South Coasts of Australia (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017. p. 229.
  2. ^ "Manning Index: Benson, Mount". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Mount Benson". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. ^ "Property Location Browser Report for Placename Details: Mount Benson, MT". The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. ^ Longbottom, Mardi; Maschmedt, David; Pichler, Markus (2011), Unearthing viticulture in the Limestone Coast (PDF), p. 12, ISBN 978-0-646-56744-0, archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2014, retrieved 5 November 2014