Mt Mitchell 14-07-06

[Maria]

Did a trip up Mt Mitchell yesterday, which is the southern peak of Cunningham's Gap. The northern peak (as seen in some of the pics) is Mt Cordeaux. The Mt Mitchell trip is 10.2km return and provides some great scenery. Unfortunately the haze yesterday didn't help very much, and hindered the photos substantially. The track to the summit ends at a knife edge about 5m wide between the two peaks, running for about 30-50m. Either side of the summit is a vertical drop which to say the least is outright terrifying if you're scared of heights as I am.

Cheers

Benno

[Maria]

Mt Cordeaux from 1/3 of the way up the track.

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Again (closeup)

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Looking northeast from halfway up the track

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Looking west towards Warwick from the summit. Hill on the right of pic is second peak of Mt Mitchell

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Looking northeast (towards Brisbane) from the summit

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Looking east from the summit with Cunningham Highway below (Lake Moogerah in centre of pic I believe)

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Looking southeast from the summit with Mt Ernest, Mt May, Mt Maroon and Mt Barney scattered around the landscape

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Looking a bit further south with Mt Barney in centre of pic

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Range southwest of summit (Spicer's Peak I believe)

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A little further southwest from summit, Spicer's Gap region I believe

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Looking down on Cunningham Highway from the summit. One step forward from where this photo was taken is an 800ft drop over the cliff face

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Mt Mitchell from the highway. That peak above the cliff face is the summit.

[Smailesy]

love the pics mate good stuff

[TinarooTriumph]

Really good Pic's. Very much like my country up here. Top stuff

TT