Mount Remarkable

Mount Remarkable is a mountain in South Australia located in the Flinders Ranges about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the centre of the capital city of Adelaide and immediately north-west of the town of Melrose, which was once named Mount Remarkable itself, and which is located at its base.

[1] The mountain's summit can be reached via a walking trail known as the Mount Remarkable Summit Hike which starts in the town of Melrose and which is graded by the national park's managing authority as being a “moderate hike’ of a distance of 14 km (8.7 mi) and that has a “round” time of five hours.

[4] The mountain is reported as being discovered by Colonial Europeans and named by Edward John Eyre either in 1839 or on 27 June 1840.

[2] Eyre is quoted as saying "from the lofty way it towered above the surrounding hills I named it Mount Remarkable.

One of the most notable times recorded was in approximately 1890 when the top half of the Mount was covered in snow.