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Mount Maroon is a mountain in South East Queensland that is part of the McPherson Range. The mountain rises to above sea level about 12 km west of Rathdowney. The original indigenous name for the mountain was Wahlmoorum which meant sand goanna in the Yuggera language. The current name for the mountain comes from the first grazing property in the area called Maroon. Mount Maroon consists mainly of rhyolite and has its geological origins in the cooling of molten rock beneath the surface.〔 The mountain was first gazetted in 1938 as Mount Maroon National Park.〔 In 1950, Mount Barney National Park was extended to include Mount Maroon and nearby Mount May.〔 The mountain contains areas of montane heath vegetation, rocky pavement and mallee ash shrublands.〔〔Mount Barney National Park: Visitor Information(). Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. 2001. Environmental Protection Agency.〕 Three rock climbers had to be rescued from the mountain in 2002. In early 2008 a bull mastiff named Diff made headlines when it slipped over a ledge and had to be rescued via helicopter. The dog, which was not permitted to be in the national park, led rescuers (by its barking) to two men who were stranded on a steep cliff ledge when trying to rescue the dog. ==See also== * List of mountains in Australia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Maroon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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