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Mount Manypeaks
Mount Manypeaks
	Mount Manypeaks from South Coast Highway
Highest point
Elevation	565 m (1,854 ft)
Prominence	565 m (1,854 ft)
Coordinates	34°53′46″S 118°15′43″E / 34.89611°S 118.26194°E
Geography
	Mount Manypeaks Location in Western Australia
Location	Great Southern of Western Australia

Mount Manypeaks is a distinctive peak located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Albany, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Two Peoples Bay and 6 kilometres (4 mi) 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.^[1]^[2]

Location and description

Situated around 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-east of Albany, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Two Peoples Bay and 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of the town of Manypeaks, the mountain lies within the City of Albany local government area.^[3]

Geology

The Mount Manypeaks formation has a total length of 22 kilometres (14 mi) and has a width of 3 kilometres (2 mi). 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[4]