Mount Coot-tha
A forested mountain on Brisbane's western edge, visible from much of the city and crowned by its television towers. The summit lookout looks over the city and river to Moreton Bay, and the Brisbane Botanic Gardens and a planetarium sit on its lower slopes.
- Where
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -27.4806, 152.9541
Get the Mount Coot-tha stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Coot-tha. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Queensland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mount Coot-tha
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary 6.0 km
An 18 hectare koala sanctuary in the Brisbane suburb of Fig Tree Pocket, beside the Brisbane River. Alongside its many koalas there are kangaroos to feed and other native animals, and it can be reached by boat from the city.
Queensland Art Gallery 6.4 km
A public art gallery in South Bank, part of QAGOMA with the Gallery of Modern Art just 150 metres away. The building is arranged around a long indoor water mall, with collections of Australian, Indigenous, Asian and European art.
South Bank Parklands 6.8 km
Riverside parkland in South Brisbane, laid out on the site of World Expo 88 and opened in 1992. A man-made swimming lagoon with a sandy beach sits across the river from the city centre, along with gardens and a bougainvillea arbour.
Story Bridge 8.3 km
A heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge over the Brisbane River, the longest bridge of its kind in Australia. It carries cars, cyclists and walkers between the northern and southern suburbs, and lit up at night it marks the city skyline.
Warner Bros. Movie World 59 km
A film-themed park at Oxenford on the Gold Coast, opened in 1991 and the oldest of the Warner Bros. parks in the world. Its rides and shows are built around Warner films and characters, beside working film studios.
Sea World 70 km
A marine park and theme park on the Spit at Main Beach, combining rides with dolphin, sea lion and shark exhibits. It also rescues and cares for sick and injured wildlife, and is not connected to the American parks of a similar name.
Australia Zoo 72 km
A zoo in Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast, opened in 1970 by Bob and Lyn Irwin as a reptile park and made famous by their son, the crocodile hunter Steve Irwin. It now keeps more than 1,200 animals and stages daily crocodile shows.
Surfers Paradise 74 km
The high-rise heart of the Gold Coast, where a wall of towers stands right behind a long surf beach. It is the place for nightlife and the esplanade, and the observation deck of the Q1 tower looks down the whole coast.
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Questions
Where is Mount Coot-tha?
Mount Coot-tha is in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (6.0 km), Queensland Art Gallery (6.4 km), South Bank Parklands (6.8 km).
How do I get the Mount Coot-tha stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Coot-tha and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Queensland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mount Coot-tha before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Queensland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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