Description
Camp Mountain is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.
Camp Mountain is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Camp Mountain had a population of 1,416 people.
History
There was gold mining in the area in the 1860s. The miners referred to the area as their "mountain camp" and that is the origin of the name of the mountain and the locality. In the late 1800s the mountain was known as Mount Daniel.
Camp Mountain railway station (27.3947°S 152.8919°E? / -27.3947; 152.8919? (Camp Mountain railway station (former))) opened in 1918, and until 1955 the train line to Dayboro traversed the area. In 1947 Camp Mountain was the location of Queensland's worst railway accident (27.3972°S 152.8956°E? / -27.3972; 152.8956? (Camp Mountain railway disaster)).
Camp Mountain State School opened on circa 1929 and closed circa 1955. It was on Upper Camp Mountain Road (approx 27.4014°S 152.8643°E? / -27.4014; 152.8643? (Camp Mountain State School (approx))).In the 2011 census, Camp Mountain recorded a population of 1,258 people.In the 2016 census Camp Mountain had a population of 1,416 people.
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Camp Mountain Lookout is at the end of Camp Mountain Road within the D'Aguilar National Park (27.4102°S 152.8790°E? / -27.4102; 152.8790? (Camp Mountain Lookout)). Part of the historic Enoggera goldfields, the lookout provides views ofMoreton Bay, the Brisbane skyline and the Glass House Mountains.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 16.231 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 80 m
Population number: 1,416
Local Government Area: Moreton Bay Regional Council