Brown Hill (Mitcham)

Brown Hill is a hill in the Australian state of South Australia located on the western edge of the Mount Lofty Ranges, 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) southeast of the centre of Adelaide, in the suburb of Brown Hill Creek.[1] Brown Hill rises to 312 metres (1,024 feet) above sea level.[1]

Brown Hill
Brown Hill viewed from Mitcham Village
Highest point
Elevation312 m (1,024 ft)[1]
Coordinates34.985°S 138.637°E / -34.985; 138.637
Geography
Parent rangeMount Lofty Ranges

Brown Hill, along with Mount Lofty, Green Hill, Flagstaff Hill and Black Hill, was used by Colonel William Light as a trig station for the 1837 survey of what is now the Adelaide city centre. Captain Collet Barker probably named Brown Hill when seen from Gulf St Vincent or in 1836 when in the Mitcham area.

Brown Hill trig station
Bench and survey markers at the Brown Hill trig station

The hill was covered with grasses at the time of European settlement, probably due to the burning practices of the Kaurna people. Grazing of livestock since European settlement has resulted in loss of much of the native vegetation and the ingress of many weed species. In 1998, a 30 hectares (74 acres) site, including Brown Hill, was acquired by the City of Mitcham and established as Brownhill Reserve. A management plan was established to attempt regenerate the native flora and to control exotic weeds.[2]

References

  1. "Search result for "Brown Hill (Hill)" (Record no. SA0009963) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. "Brownhill Reserve Management Plan" (PDF). City of Mitcham. pp. 3 & 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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