Mount Cooroora

Mount Cooroora is a prominent 439-metre trachyte volcanic plug located immediately north of the town of Pomona in the Noosa Shire, Queensland. Situated within Tuchekoi National Park, it is the most visible peak of the Noosa hinterland and a well-known hiking destination. The mountain is notable for its steep summit track, panoramic views over the Noosa region and Sunshine Coast, and its association with the annual King of the Mountain footrace.

Visitors can expect a short but steep and strenuous hiking trail to the summit via a well-defined dirt track with exposed rock, tree roots and a chain-assisted scramble near the top. The surrounding environment is open eucalypt forest and dry rainforest within Tuchekoi National Park. At the summit there is a rocky outcrop with 360-degree views over Pomona, Lake Cooroibah, the Noosa hinterland and to the coast. There are no built structures on the mountain itself; the trailhead is accessed from Mountain Street in Pomona.

Mount Cooroora is an extinct volcanic plug formed around 26 million years ago as part of the Noosa volcanic intrusions. The area is within the traditional lands of the Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) people. European settlement of Pomona developed at its base from the late 19th century, with the mountain long used as a landmark and later as a recreational hiking destination.

The mountain is culturally significant as the centrepiece of Pomona's annual King of the Mountain Festival, a community footrace to the summit and back first held in 1959 and now one of Queensland's longest-running mountain races. It is a well-known landmark and recreational symbol for the Noosa hinterland community.