Glass House Mountains township is located near the Glass House Mountains National Park with access via the Bruce Highway. Industry includes pineapple, citrus and tropical fruit plantations, agricultural equipment, tobacco, macadamia nuts and tourism.
The Glass House Mountains are found in the hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast. They are actually the cores of 20 million year old volcanoes, so that the sides of the volcanoes have eroded away leaving only hardened plugs or rock spires.
The Aboriginal dreaming story about these formations gives each of the mountains a name and character in a family, and tells a dramatic story of human relationships.
Captain James Cook gave the area its unusual English name while sailing past, on his way up Australia's east coast, in 1770. From a distance they reminded him of the glass-making furnaces of his home town in Yorkshire.
There are both sealed and unsealed roads through the Glass House Mountains National Park, with spectacular lookouts over the surrounding plains along the way. An excellent day trip could include a lunch stop at picnic grounds, bush trails and rock-climbing.
The area around the mountains produces many tropical fruits such as avocados, pineapples and papaws as well as strawberries, vegetables, nuts and tobacco.
Visitors can stay in the area at the township of Glass House Mountains, which can be reached in about 20 minutes from Caboolture or 30 minutes from Caloundra.
Features
Missing some information? Got it wrong? Let us know.
|
From $165 per night Bendles Cottages & Country Villas The Perfect Romantic Escape Hinterland Bed and Breakfast, Farmstay |
|
From $225 per night Montague's of Montville Luxury cottage accommodation set in the rainforest Hinterland Houses, Cottages |
|
From $150 per night Whispering Valley Secluded Luxury Cottages Hinterland Bed and Breakfast, Farmstay |
|
Hot Deal Bonus Worth $50
Eumarella Shores - Noosa Lake Retreat
Absolute Lakefront Noosa Retreat Hinterland Retreats |
Fiji's mainland resorts are world famous for their relaxed easy going ambiance and range of water and land based activities.
4n package from $699pp Read more
Find out how you can Add your business for free.
© totaltravel.com
You Said It - New National Anthem Proposed
I didn't know how good we have it in Australia, until I went overseas. Travel broadens the mind. Post by Harry Mudd Read More...