Mount Leisler

Mount Liesler is the highest point in the Kintore Range in the south-west of the Northern Territory of Australia. Its elevation is 897 metres (2,943 ft) AHD .[1]

Mount Liesler
Looking north from Sandy Blight Junction Road
Highest point
Elevation897 m (2,943 ft) AHD 
Coordinates23°19′58″S 129°21′57″E 
Naming
EtymologyMr Louis Leisler
Geography
Mount Liesler
Location in the Northern Territory
LocationNorthern Territory, Australia
Parent rangeKintore Range

Location and features

Mount Leisler was named by William Tietkens on 27 May 1889. Tietkens was in command of the "Central Australian Exploring Expedition" 1889 under the auspices of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, South Australian Branch. He named Kintore Range in honour of Lord Kintore, governor of South Australia, and Mount Leisler in honour of Mr Louis Leisler of Glasgow who had provided funds for Tietkens to open up land between Fowlers Bay, South Australia and the Musgrave Ranges.[2]

Tietkens Tree in front of Mount Leisler in 2011

Tietkens measured the height of the mountain at 446 metres (1,462 ft) above the surrounding plain.[2]

Tietkens blazed a tree at the base of the mountain with the letter T, below which were the numbers 5.89. This tree was re-discovered by Len Beadell in 1960 while building the Sandy Blight Junction Road, and some branches were still bearing foliage.[3] The tree has since died and fallen over.

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See also

References
  1. World Aeronautical Chart 1:1000000 (Lake Mackay 3231-April 2000)
  2. Tietkens Journal 1889 Expedition
  3. Beadell, Len (1976). Beating About the Bush. Australia: New Holland Publishers. p. 59. ISBN 1876622156.
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