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Mount Warning strikes an impressive figure over the surrounding region. Known as
Wollumbin by the local indigenous people, as well as many locals, the name
translate to ‘cloud catcher’, and you can see why, as on many occasions when
there is a cloudless sky, Wollumbin appears to have snared a couple of clouds
around its peak. As the central remnants of an ancient shield volcano that is
estimated to have erupted some 23 million years ago, Mount Warning is surrounded
by many mountains and ranges that were part and are the remains of the original
volcano including Border Ranges, Tamborine Mountain, the McPherson Range, the
Lamington Plateau and Springbrook Plateau. The erosion of the caldera, formed
since the last eruption, is still visible around the summit and forms the rim of
the Tweed Valley. The ‘Tweed Caldera’ being one of the largest and best examples
of an erosion caldera in the world.1 |
