Mount Barker Summit
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The Mount Barker Summit is a mountain just outside of the town of Mount Barker in South Australia.
The mountain is the home to a rather important transmission tower that services emergency communications and mobile phone transmissions throughout the area.
[edit] History
Mount Barker was first sighted by Captain Charles Sturt in 1830, although he thought he was looking at the previously discovered Mount Lofty. Captain Collet Barker fixed this error when he surveyed the area in 1831. Sturt named the mountain in honor of Captain Barker after he was killed days later by Aborigines.[1]
[edit] Culture
There are numerous activities such as walking trails on the mountain.
[edit] References
- ^ District Council Of Mount Barker "History"
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Major Townships: Birdwood | Echunga | Gumeracha | Hahndorf | Littlehampton | Lobethal | Macclesfield | Meadows | Mount Barker | Nairne | Oakbank | Stirling | Woodside
Attractions: Mount Lofty Botanic Garden | SteamRanger | Heysen Trail
See Also: List of towns in the Adelaide Hills | Wine regions of South Australia | Adelaide
