What is Central Mount Stuart?
Q: What is Central Mount Stuart?
A: Central Mount Stuart is a mountain in the south of the Northern Territory, Australia.
Q: How far away is it from the nearby Stuart Highway?
A: Central Mount Stuart is about 6 km away from the nearby Stuart Highway.
Q: What material is it made out of?
A: The mountain is made from dark red sandstone.
Q: Who named the mountain after and why?
A: The mountain was named after explorer John McDouall Stuart who reached the area on 22 April 1860. He worked out that a point about 4 km (2.5 miles) south-southwest of the mountain was the centre of Australia.
Q: What did John McDouall Stuart do when he reached to top of the mountian?
A: When he reached to top of the mountian, he placed a small bottle with a slip of paper inside containing his signature and those of his companions, stating that they had raised it there, and then gave three cheers for civil and religious liberty.
Q: Who found this slip paper in 1871?
A: The slip paper was found by John Ross during building work on Australian Overland Telegraph Line in 1871.
Q: What name did Charles Sturt originally give to this mountain?
A: Charles Sturt originally called this mountain Central Mount Sturt but it was changed to Central Mount Stuart by suggestion from Governor Richard MacDonnell soon after John McDouall's return to Adelaide at end of expedition.
