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East Mount Barren

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Parent range
  
Barren Range

Elevation
  
311 m

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Location
  
Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia

Similar
  
West Mount Barren, Bluff Knoll, Two Peoples Bay Natur, D'Entrecasteaux National Park, Torndirrup National Park

East Mount Barren is one of three quartzite peaks of the Barren Range in Fitzgerald River National Park. The three peaks, West Mount Barren, Middle and East Mount Barren, were named by explorer Matthew Flinders on 6 January 1802. All were named because of their barren appearance. A walking track ascends 200 metres (656 ft) in height to the summit which has views of the coast from the Doubtful Islands to Mason Point as well as 50 kilometres (31 mi) inland.

Map of East Mount Barren, Hopetoun WA 6348, Australia

Plant species that are endemic to East Barren Mountain and its immediate environs include Calothamnus macrocarpus, Eucalyptus burdettiana (Burdett Gum), Kunzea similis subsp. similis, Regelia velutina (Barrens regelia) and Verticordia pityrhops. Other species of note include Acacia argutifolia (East Barrens Wattle), Adenanthos ellipticus (Oval-leaf Adenanthos), Anthocercis fasciculata, Banksia speciosa (Showy Banksia), Dampiera deltoidea, Eucalyptus coronata (Crowned Mallee), Gonocarpus hispidus, Hakea hookerana, Hibbertia papillata, Jacksonia compressa, Leptospermum confertum, Leucopogon compactus, Melaleuca papillosa, Pimelea physodes (Qualup Bell) and Stylidium galioides (Yellow Mountain Triggerplant).

References

East Mount Barren Wikipedia