Geography
Mount Barker is located on the plains surrounding the Mount Barker Summit, about 2 km west of the mountain itself, at 35°04′S 138°51′E / 35.067°S 138.85°E / -35.067; 138.85. Mount Barker is south east of Mount Lofty and Adelaide. It is to the north of the The Coorong, and the west of Murray Bridge. Mount Barker is at an elevation of 360 m.
The city is just south of the freeway from Adelaide to Murray Bridge (and Melbourne). Its four major roads form a star that reaches out of the town. To the west of the town there is the industrial area, and the Laratinga Wetlands. North of the wetlands there are the subdivisions Martindale, Waterford and Dalmeny Park. The wetland is fed by the Mount Barker Creek that goes from Keith Stephenson Park to the wetlands, right next to the linear trail.
Mount Barker is about 4 km west of the local mountain, Mount Barker. The mountain is called the Mount Barker summit by locals.
Mount Barker in South Australia is often confused with Mount Barker in Western Australia, especially when dealing with national telephone centres.
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