Mount Stromlo

Mount Stromlo
Mount Stromlo, as viewed from the Telstra Tower.
Highest point
Elevation770 m (2,530 ft)
Coordinates35°19′S 149°01′E / 35.317°S 149.017°E / -35.317; 149.017
Geography
Mount Stromlo is located in Australian Capital Territory
Mount Stromlo
Mount Stromlo
Location of Mount Stromlo in the ACT
LocationAustralian Capital Territory, Australia
Geology
Volcanic arc/beltLaidlaw Volcanics
Last eruptionSilurian period

Mount Stromlo (formerly Mount Strom[1][2] [citation needed]) is a mountain with an elevation of 770 metres (2,530 ft) AHD that is situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The mountain is most notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory. The mountain forms part of the catchment area of the Cotter River which in turn is the primary water supply for part of ACT.

  1. ^ "Canberra, plan of city and environs. Plan shewing recommended distributing mains and initial supply [cartographic material] / Walter Burley Griffin, Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction; drawn by Home and Territories Dept., Lands and Survey Branch, Melbourne. - Version details - Trove". trove.nla.gov.au. NLA. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Calculating the origins of Mt Stromlo". Canberra Times. 17 March 2003.