Mount Lofty Ranges

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Mount Lofty Ranges
The summit of Mount Lofty
Highest point
Peak	Mount Bryan
Elevation	936 m (3,071 ft)[1] AHD
Isolation	102.07 km (63.42 mi)[2]
Coordinates	33°25′34″S 138°58′28″E / 33.42604°S 138.97452°E / -33.42604; 138.97452[1]
Dimensions
Length	300 km (190 mi) N–S
Area	1,640 km2 (630 sq mi)
Naming
Etymology	Mount Lofty
Geography
Mount Bryan Location of the mountain range in South Australia
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
Parent range	Adelaide Rift Complex
Geology
Orogeny	Palaeozoic
Age of rock	Cambrian
Type of rock	Sedimentary
Volcanic arc/belt	Adelaide Rift Complex
Last eruption	March 1954
Climbing
Normal route	Heysen Trail
Access	South Eastern Freeway

The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide. The part of the range in the vicinity of Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and defines the eastern border of the Adelaide Plains.