Mount Pleasant, Scenic viewpoint in Canberra, Australia

Mount Pleasant is a hill in Canberra's north-eastern suburbs reaching 663 metres AHD, overlooking the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Royal Military College at Duntroon. A memorial to all ranks of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery stands on the summit, which can be reached by car via General Bridges Drive.

Mount Pleasant is a hill of 663 metres that overlooks the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Royal Military College at Duntroon. William Throsby Bridges, the college's first commandant and commander of the 1st Australian Division at Gallipoli, was shot by a Turkish sniper on 15 May 1915 and died the next day aboard the hospital ship Gascon. He was buried on the hill's slopes on 3 September 1915, in a grave designed by Walter Burley Griffin, the only permanent structure by Griffin ever built in Canberra; its memorial stone was unveiled in 1920.

Mount Pleasant is a gun saluting station where Australia's Federation Guard fires 21-gun salutes on ceremonial occasions. The hill also holds the grave of William Throsby Bridges, the first commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, whose funeral was held in Melbourne before burial here on 3 September 1915.

The site is accessible via a paved road with parking areas and informational signs explaining the visible landmarks. Morning and late afternoon visits offer the best light for taking in the views and photography.

The grave of William Throsby Bridges on the slope is the only permanent structure Walter Burley Griffin designed that was ever built in Canberra; the memorial stone on it was unveiled in 1920.