Mount Coot-tha Lookout, Panoramic viewpoint in Brisbane, Australia.
Mount Coot-tha Lookout is a scenic viewpoint overlooking Brisbane, its suburbs, and Moreton Bay islands from an elevated platform. The site features a cafe, walking trails, and interpretive signs that help visitors understand the surrounding landscape and environment.
The first recorded European ascent was on 6 July 1828, when Charles Fraser, Captain Patrick Logan and Allan Cunningham climbed the hill then called One-Tree-Hill. In 1880 the hill and 1,500 acres around it were placed under trustees as a public recreation reserve, and the name changed to Mount Coot-tha. The lookout and kiosk were built from 1918 to about 1950, and the site joined the Queensland Heritage Register on 13 January 1995.
The name Mount Coot-tha replaced One-Tree-Hill in 1880, when trustees of the new public recreation reserve asked H. W. Radford, Clerk of the Parliament, to investigate the local Aboriginal name. He learned from a descendant of Aboriginal people who frequented the area that it was Coot-tha or Kuta, meaning honey or place of honey.
The lookout is easily accessible and provides shelter for visitors at the viewing area. The site works well for both quick visits to see the views and longer walks along the trails that circle the summit.
The name Mount Coot-tha was adopted in 1880, when trustee secretary H. W. Radford asked a descendant of the Aboriginal people who frequented the area and learned their word for the place was Coot-tha or Kuta, meaning honey or place of honey. The reserve was proclaimed for native birds on 20 December 1890.
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