Mount Beadell

Mount Beadell (527 metres (1729 ft)) is a mountain located in the Gibson Desert region of Western Australia.

[1] It is named after surveyor and explorer Len Beadell, builder of the Gunbarrel Highway.

[2] During survey work for the Gunbarrel Highway in May 1958, Beadell found the mountain which was to bear his name.

The Surveyor General of Western Australia formally approved the name in August 1958.

On 12 May 1996, exactly one year after the death of Beadell, a memorial was erected on top of the mountain consisting of a replica theodolite and plaque.