Mount Tibrogargan

Mount Tibrogargan is a small mountain in the Glass House Mountains National Park, north-northwest of Brisbane, Australia. It is a magma intrusion of hard alkali rhyolite that squeezed up into the vents of an ancient volcano 27 million years ago.

Tibrogargan is one of the most easily recognised hills in South East Queensland, bearing some resemblance to a woman holding a baby looking over her shoulder. However, in 2004 parts of the rock face that resembled eyes eroded and subsequently crumbled off. The name Tibrogargan comes from the local aboriginal words chibur flying squirrel and kaiyathin biting.

Tibrogargan is relatively small compared to other mountains in Queensland and elsewhere, standing at 364 metres, but is the third tallest of the Glasshouse Mountains being 192m shorter than the tallest of the group (Mount Beerwah at 556m). The scramble to the summit via the route on the Western side of the mountain is a relatively straightforward one if heights and scrambling up near vertical rock face are not daunting. Climbers do not need technical skills such as abseiling. The mountain is a popular destination for bushwalkers, and tourists.