Mount Lofty

Mount Lofty
North view of the Summit and Flinders Column from the Fire Tower
Highest point
Elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
Coordinates	34°58′S 138°42′E / 34.967°S 138.700°E / -34.967; 138.700
Geography
Mount Lofty Cleland, South Australia, Australia[1]
Parent range	Mount Lofty Ranges
Climbing
First ascent	April 1831 Collet Barker (but likely ascended by Indigenous peoples before European contact)

Mount Lofty (34°58′S 138°42′E / 34.967°S 138.700°E / -34.967; 138.700, elevation 710 m (2,330 ft) AHD) is the highest point in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges. It is located about 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the Adelaide city centre, within the Cleland National Park in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia.

The mountain's summit has panoramic views of the city and the Adelaide plains to the west, and of the Picadilly Valley to the east. It is also popular destination for international tourists, as well as for cyclists coming up the old Mount Barker Road through Eagle on the Hill, and for walkers from Waterfall Gully.