Mount Manypeaks
{{Short description|Mountain in Western Australia}}
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| name = Mount Manypeaks
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| photo_caption = Mount Manypeaks from South Coast Highway
| elevation_m = 565
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| map = Western Australia
| map_caption = Location in Western Australia
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| label_position = top
| location = Great Southern of Western Australia
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Mount Manypeaks is a distinctive peak located approximately {{convert|35|km|mi|0}} north-east of Albany, {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} north-east of Two Peoples Bay and {{convert|6|km|mi|0}} south-east of the town of Manypeaks, in Western Australia. Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve lies to the south of the peak, extending along the coast.
History
The mountain is the dominant feature in the area and was named by Captain Matthew Flinders in January 1802 whilst surveying the south coast region in HMS Investigator. Flinders noted in his journal: "There are a number of small peaks upon the top of this ridge, which induced me to give it the name Mount Manypeak". The plural form has now become the accepted form of spelling.{{cite book | last1 = Flinders | first1 = Matthew | authorlink1 = Matthew Flinders | title = A voyage to Terra Australis: undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802 and 1803 | chapter = 4 | volume = 1 | publisher = G. & W. Nicol | date = 20 May 1814 | location = London | pages = 75|url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks/e00049.html |accessdate=20 April 2019}}{{LandInfo WA|c|M|2007-05-25}}
Location and description
Situated around {{convert|35|km|mi|0}} north-east of Albany, {{convert|10|km|mi|0}} north-east of Two Peoples Bay and {{convert|6|km|mi|0}} south-east of the town of Manypeaks, the mountain lies within the City of Albany local government area.{{cite web|url=http://www.aussieheritage.com.au/listings/wa/Manypeaks/MountManypeaksArea/21026|title=Aussie Heritage - Mount Manypeaks Area|year=2007|accessdate=2007-05-25}}
Geology
The Mount Manypeaks formation has a total length of {{convert|22|km|mi|0}} and has a width of {{convert|3|km|mi|0}}. The ridge is made up primarily of a type of granite, proterozoic porphyritic biotite granite as well as adamellite.
In places limestone lies over the granite block.{{cn|date=April 2022}}
Birds
The Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve forms part of the Two Peoples Bay and Mount Manypeaks Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its significance in the conservation of several rare and threatened bird species.BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Two Peoples Bay and Mount Manypeaks. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-18.
Nature reserve
Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve stretches along the coast to the south of the mountain peak.{{cite web | title=Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve WA | website=ExplorOz | url=https://www.exploroz.com/places/67048/wa+mount-manypeaks-nature-reserve | access-date=3 April 2022}}{{cite web | title=The Coastline to the east Albany townsite| website= Australia So Much to See | url=https://www.australiasomuchtosee.com/2014m.htm | access-date=3 April 2022}}
Image:Mount Manypeaks 2.jpg| Mount Manypeaks from Two Peoples Bay
Image:Mount Manypeaks 3.jpg| Mount Manypeaks from Bettys Beach