Shooters Hill, New South Wales
Shooters Hill is a locality and mountain located 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Oberon, New South Wales. It is the fourth highest point in the Central Tablelands at 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) AHD , behind Mount Canobolas at 1,394 metres (4,573 ft) AHD , Mount Bindo at 1,363 metres (4,472 ft) AHD and Mount Trickett at 1,362 metres (4,469 ft) AHD . Shooters Hill is a common location for snowfalls in the Central Ranges.
| Shooters Hill New South Wales | |
|---|---|
Shooters Hill | |
| Coordinates | 33°55′S 149°52′E / 33.917°S 149.867°E |
| Population | 29 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2787 |
| Elevation | 1,355 m (4,446 ft) |
| LGA(s) | Oberon Shire |
The tower location at 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) AHD is along Tower Road, accessible by turning off from a turnoff near the Shooters Hill locality area. The locality area (marked as Shooters Hill on most mapping software) is approximately 1,242 metres (4,075 ft) AHD . One can get good views over the area east of Shooters Hill at the tower location.
Shooters Hill Post Office opened on 1 December 1889 and closed in 1978.[2]
Climate edit
Although there exists no climate data for the summit or even the upper slopes of Vulcan State Forest, there is, however, climate data existing for a lower region located farther south in the Gurnang State Forest.
The region is subject to high winds and volatile weather year-round. Snow falls heavily, although by no means a regular occurrence due to its northern latitude.
| Climate data for Gurnang State Forest (1933–1975); 1,148 m AMSL; 34.01° S, 149.84° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 31.1 (88.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.3 (73.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 28.9 (84.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.1 (52.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 7.4 (45.3) | 8.7 (47.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) | 9.3 (48.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 3.8 (38.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.2 (45.0) | 3.6 (38.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.0 (32.0) | −5.6 (21.9) | −4.4 (24.1) | −8.0 (17.6) | −7.8 (18.0) | −10.0 (14.0) | −10.1 (13.8) | −6.7 (19.9) | −6.7 (19.9) | −3.3 (26.1) | −1.1 (30.0) | −10.1 (13.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.8 (3.54) | 78.9 (3.11) | 67.7 (2.67) | 70.4 (2.77) | 76.2 (3.00) | 96.5 (3.80) | 84.6 (3.33) | 89.1 (3.51) | 77.9 (3.07) | 85.2 (3.35) | 85.3 (3.36) | 75.6 (2.98) | 1,008.5 (39.70) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 127.6 |
| Source: [3] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shooters Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations: Gurnang State Forest". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links edit
- "Shooters Hill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.