Mount Bartle Frere (South Peak)

Mount Bartle Frere (/ˈbɑɹtəl frɛə/ BAR-təl FREHR; Ngajanji: Choorechillum) is the highest mountain in Queensland at an elevation of 1,622 metres (5,322 ft). The mountain was named after Sir Henry Bartle Frere, a British colonial administrator and then president of the Royal Geographical Society by George Elphinstone Dalrymple in 1873. Bartle Frere was British Governor of Cape Colony at the outset of the Anglo-Zulu War. It is located 51 kilometres (32 mi) south of Cairns in Wooroonooran National Park southwest of the town of Babinda on the eastern edge of the Atherton Tablelands. Mount Bartle Frere is part of the Bellenden Ker Range and the watershed of Russell River. The foothill to summit is entirely covered by rainforest, ranging from typical tropical rainforest in the lowlands to low cloud forest at the cooler summit, where temperatures are up to 10 °C (18 °F) lower than on the coast. Although a treacherous climb, reaching the top offers an expansive view of the surrounding area.

First ascent

Neighbouring summits