The Glass House Mountains are a cluster of thirteen hills that rise abruptly from the coastal plain on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

The Volcanic peaks of the Glass House Mountains rise dramatically from the surrounding Sunshine Coast landscape.

Millions of years of erosion have removed the surrounding exteriors of volcanic cores and softer sandstone rock.

[citation needed] On 17 May 1770, the hills were named the "Glass House Mountains" by explorer Lieutenant James Cook.

[citation needed] Matthew Flinders explored the area and climbed Mount Beerburrum after sailing along Pumicestone Passage in 1799.

[5] In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Glass House Mountains was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "Natural attraction".

[7] The surrounding softer rocks have been eroded in the subsequent time, forming the spectacular volcanic plugs that remain today.

[9] Mt Beerwah in particular has extreme significance to the Jinibara People, with sites used as birthing areas by Indigenous women.

Animals that live there include birds, reptiles, frogs, bats, rats, cats and mammals.