Mount York

Mountain in New South Wales, Australia

Mount York

The view from Mount York,
looking west over Hartley

Highest point
Elevation| 1,061 m (3,481 ft)
Coordinates| 33°32′54″S 150°13′04″E﻿ / ﻿33.54833°S 150.21778°E﻿ / -33.54833; 150.21778[1]
Geography

Mount York

Location of Mount York
in New South Wales, Australia

Location| Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia
Parent range| Explorer Range, Blue Mountains Range
Climbing
Easiest route| Great Western Highway
Mt York Rd

Mount York, a mountain in the western region of the Explorer Range, part of the Blue Mountains Range that is a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is located approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Sydney, just outside Mount Victoria in New South Wales, Australia.[2] Mount York has an elevation of 1,061 metres (3,481 ft) AHD and is a projection of the Blue Mountains dissected plateau, creating a promontory of the western escarpment with a minor rise at its summit.

## Description

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The view at the end of Berghofers Pass Historic inscriptions along Berghofers Pass

Mount York is mainly forested in Eucalypt growth, mostly open canopied. Several small creeks that flow into the Coxs River system run down its side. A twin promontory to its immediate east branching from the southern origin of Mount York promontory is also an extension of the western escarpment. Lockley Promontory and Mount York Promontory both jut northwest from the western escarpment, and begin at Mount Victoria, a small mountain village. Several bushwalking tracks are to be found here, including Berghofers Pass, Lockyers Road and Coxs Road.[3] The tracks branch off from Mount York and descend into the valley below, or in the case of Berghofers, in the direction of Little Hartley, west of Mount Victoria.[4] Atop the summit plateau near the lookouts are two wells used in early days, and remains of early settlement like walls are still visible on the tracks. Birdwatching is good here and many native species like the Yellow Cheeked Black Cockatoo and King Parrot reside here. Many termite mounds can be seen along the road. The mountain is about two to three hundred metres above the Hartley Valley.

## History

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The mountain now known as Mount York lies on the traditional lands of the Dharug people, very close to the eastern edge of traditional lands of the Wirajuri people.[5]

Mount York was the point where Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson and William Wentworth viewed the Hartley Valley and the 'west' for the first time during their successful crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813, although some Europeans had already reached the valley before them.[citation needed] However, their 'first crossing' and opening of the west to farming in 1813 is commemorated with several memorials atop the summit, one with their faces set in stone. There are two metal fenced lookouts, a westward facing and northward facing one.

Mount York was the site of various attempts to build a pass to the plains west of the Blue Mountains. The first was Coxs Road, constructed in 1813. The next was Lockyers Road, which was begun not long after Coxs Road, but which was never finished. Still another was Lawsons Long Alley, which was a little east of Lockyers Road. These roads were all abandoned eventually, but in recent years they have been developed into multi-use tracks by the Department of Lands in New South Wales and Blue Mts City Council. Also still visible is Berghofers Pass, which was abandoned because of later developments, and which has also been turned into a walking track.[3] John Berghofer, who was responsible for this pass, is interred at Mount Victoria Cemetery.

## Heritage listings

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Mount York has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

* Blue Mountains National Park: Blue Mountains walking tracks[6]

## See also

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* New South Wales portal
* Mountains portal

* List of mountains in Australia § New South Wales

## References

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1. ^ "Mount York". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
2. ^ Gregory's New South Wales State Road Map, Map 220, 11th Edition, published by Gregory's Publishing Company
3. ^ a b Paton, Neil (2004). Sydney and Blue Mountains Bushwalks. Kangaroo Press. pp. 337–338.
4. ^ Hartley Topographic Map, 8930-4N, Land and Property Information, New South Wales
5. ^ Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (8 June 2021). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
6. ^ "Blue Mountains Walking tracks". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00980. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.

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Blue Mountains topics

Towns, suburbs
and localities|

* Bell
* Berambing
* Bilpin
* Blaxland
* Blackheath
* Bullaburra
* Clarence
* Faulconbridge
* Glenbrook
* Hartley Vale
* Hazelbrook
* Katoomba
* Kings Tableland
* Lapstone
* Lawson
* Leura
* Linden
* Little Hartley
* Medlow Bath
* Megalong
* Mount Irvine
* Mount Riverview
* Mount Tomah
* Mount Victoria
* Mount Wilson
* North Katoomba
* Shipley
* Springwood
* Sun Valley
* Valley Heights
* Warrimoo
* Wentworth Falls
* Winmalee
* Woodford
* Yellow Rock
* Yosemite

Mountain peaks|

* Banks
* Bindo
* Boyce
* Hay
* Irvine
* Narrow Neck Plateau
* Kings Tableland
* Piddington
* Solitary
* Trickett
* Wilson
* York
* Wild Dog Mountains

Tourist attractions|

* Blue Mountains walking tracks
* Coxs River track
* Evans Lookout
* Hartley
* Jenolan Caves
* Katoomba Scenic World
* Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
* Perrys Lookdown
* Red Hands Cave
* Three Sisters
* Valley Heights Rail Museum
* Zig Zag Railway

Valleys|

* Grose
* Jamison
* Megalong
* Wolgan

Waterfalls|

* Govetts Leap
* Kanangra
* Katoomba Falls
* Wentworth

History|

* 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains
* Clarence Tunnel
* Glenbrook rail deviations
* 1892
* 1913
* Glenbrook tunnels
* 1892
* 1913
* Lapstone Zig Zag
* Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook
* Lithgow Zig Zag

National parks|

* Blue Mountains
* Blue Gum Forest
* Blue Gum Swamp
* Gardens of Stone
* Kanangra-Boyd
* Nattai
* Thirlmere Lakes
* Wollemi
* Yengo

Rivers|

* Bargo
* Bedford
* Capertee
* Colo
* Coxs
* Du Faur
* Erskine
* Grose
* Hollanders
* Jenolan
* Jooriland
* Kedumba
* Kowmung
* Little (Oberon)
* Little (Wollondilly)
* Macdonald
* Nattai
* Nepean
* Tonalli
* Wingecarribee
* Wolgan
* Wollangambe
* Wollondilly

Schools|

* Blaxland High
* Blue Mountains Grammar
* Springwood High
* Winmalee High
* Warrimoo Public

Miscellaneous|

* Blue Labyrinth
* Fantastic Aussie Tours
* Greater Blue Mountains Area (World Heritage Site)
* Hokesville
* Hydro Majestic Hotel
* Blue Mountains Dams
* Medlow Dam

Disasters|

* 1999 Glenbrook rail accident
* 2001 Black Christmas / Warragamba bushfires
* 2013 New South Wales Bushfires

List of subjects

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Mountains in New South Wales, Australia

Coastal mountain ranges
(not part of the
Great Dividing Range)|

| Mid North Coast|

* Middle Brother (554 m or 1,818 ft)
* South Brother (487 m or 1,598 ft)
* North Brother (476 m or 1,562 ft)

|

Allyn, Barrington
and Mount Royal|

* Brumlow Tops (1,586 m or 5,203 ft)
* Polblue (1,575 m or 5,167 ft)
* Barrington (1,555 m or 5,102 ft)
* Careys Peak (1,544 m or 5,066 ft)
* Eremeren Point (1,537 m or 5,043 ft)
* Royal (1,185 m or 3,888 ft)
* Allyn (1,125 m or 3,691 ft)
* Cabrebald (1,000 m or 3,281 ft)
* Ben Bullen
* Gunama
* Lumeah

Gibraltar and Sugarloaf|

* Summit (1,170 m or 3,839 ft)
* Sugarloaf (412 m or 1,352 ft)
* Bulahdelah
* Manning

Blue Mountains|

* Coricudgy (1,255 m or 4,117 ft)
* unnamed peak (1,189 m or 3,901 ft)
* Pomany (1,109 m or 3,638 ft)
* Piddington (1,094 m or 3,589 ft)
* Boyce (1,093 m or 3,586 ft)
* York (1,061 m or 3,481 ft)
* Victoria (1,059 m or 3,474 ft)
* Banks (1,049 m or 3,442 ft)
* Tomah (1,016 m or 3,333 ft)
* Wilson (1,008 m or 3,307 ft)
* Kings Tableland (1,000 m or 3,281 ft)
* Narrow Neck Plateau (1,000 m or 3,281 ft)
* Bell (998 m or 3,274 ft)
* Castle Cliff (986 m or 3,235 ft)
* Solitary (950 m or 3,117 ft)
* Hay (944 m or 3,097 ft)
* Podgers (890 m or 2,920 ft)
* Irvine (850 m or 2,789 ft)
* Debert (840 m or 2,756 ft)
* Camp Cave (800 m or 2,625 ft)
* Warrigal (760 m or 2,493 ft)
* Notts (750 m or 2,461 ft)
* Harris (736 m or 2,415 ft)
* Centre (620 m or 2,034 ft)
* Hall (617 m or 2,024 ft)
* Gibson (608 m or 1,995 ft)
* Scorpion (558 m or 1,831 ft)
* Linda Rock (599 m or 1,965 ft)
* Cookem (569 m or 1,867 ft)
* Gospers
* Bedford
* Cameron
* Coriaday
* Erskine
* Mistake
* Monundilla
* Whaite
* Wirraba
* Pearces
* Wedding Cake

Illawarra|

* Bells (803 m or 2,635 ft)
* Knights Hill (709 m or 2,326 ft)
* Noorinan (663 m or 2,175 ft)
* Saddleback (600 m or 1,969 ft)
* Wanyambilli Hill (564 m or 1,850 ft)
* Kembla (534 m or 1,752 ft)
* Burelli (531 m or 1,742 ft)
* Kembla West (512 m or 1,680 ft)
* Brisbane (469 m or 1,539 ft)
* Keira (464 m or 1,522 ft)
* Warra (464 m or 1,522 ft)
* Brokers Nose (440 m or 1,444 ft)
* Nebo (252 m or 827 ft)

The Budawangs|

* Budawang (1,129 m or 3,704 ft)
* Currockbilly (1,087 m or 3,566 ft)
* Wog Wog (893 m or 2,930 ft)
* Cole (876 m or 2,874 ft)
* Sturgiss (858 m or 2,815 ft)
* Fosters (857 m or 2,812 ft)
* Barneys Hill (855 m or 2,805 ft)
* The Castle (831 m or 2,726 ft)
* Shrouded Gods (809 m or 2,654 ft)
* Donjon (786 m or 2,579 ft)
* Clyde (781 m or 2,562 ft)
* Quiltys (775 m or 2,543 ft)
* Wirritin (674 m or 2,211 ft)
* Pigeon House / Didthul (720 m or 2,362 ft)
* Bushwalker (640 m or 2,100 ft)
* Byangee (500 m or 1,640 ft)
* Coolangatta
* Tarn

Great Dividing Range|

| Tweed|

* Warning (1,156 m or 3,793 ft)
* Bar (1,130 m or 3,707 ft)
* Glenugie (316 m or 1,037 ft)
* Chincogan (260 m or 853 ft)
* Gladstone
* Goobergooberyam
* Moombil

|

McPherson and Nightcap|

* Barney (1,359 m or 4,459 ft)
* Burrell 933 m or 3,061 ft)
* Neville (919 m or 3,015 ft)
* Nardi (812 m or 2,664 ft)
* Matheson (804 m or 2,638 ft)
* Peates (604 m or 1,982 ft)

Mid North Coast|

* Banda Banda (1,258 m or 4,127 ft)

Nandewar|

* Kaputar (1,489 m or 4,885 ft)
* Dowe (1,457 m or 4,780 ft)
* Mount Coryah (1,409 m or 4,623 ft)
* Lindesay (1,373 m or 4,505 ft)
* Grattai (1,301 m or 4,268 ft)
* Bushy (1,260 m or 4,134 ft)
* Round (1,250 m or 4,101 ft)
* Yulludunida (1,225 m or 4,019 ft)
* Castle Top (1,120 m or 3,675 ft)
* Gins (1,120 m or 3,675 ft)
* Ningadhun (1,013 m or 3,323 ft)

Liverpool and Watagan|

* unnamed (1,300 m or 4,265 ft)
* Pandoras Pass (788 m or 2,585 ft)
* Warrawolong (641 m or 2,103 ft)

New England and Moonbi|

* Round (1,585 m or 5,200 ft)
* Point Lookout (1,564 m or 5,131 ft)
* Ben Lomond (1,512 m or 4,961 ft)
* Grundy (1,463 m or 4,800 ft)
* Barren (1,437 m or 4,715 ft)
* Hyland (1,434 m or 4,705 ft)
* Duval (1,393 m or 4,570 ft)
* Black Jack (1,300 m or 4,265 ft)
* Gulligal (1,230 m or 4,035 ft)
* Oaky (1,070 m or 3,510 ft)
* Cooee (1,020 m or 3,346 ft)
* Flaggy (984 m or 3,228 ft)
* Big Billy (884 m or 2,900 ft)
* Dorrigo (762 m or 2,500 ft)
* Burning (520 m or 1,706 ft)
* Yarrowyck

Central Tablelands|

* Canobolas (1,395 m or 4,577 ft)
* Shooters Hill (1,394 m or 4,573 ft)
* Bindo (1,363 m or 4,472 ft)
* Trickett (1,362 m or 4,469 ft)
* Blaxland (901 m or 2,956 ft)
* Hopeless (1,056 m or 3,465 ft)

The Brindabellas and Scabby|

* Bimberi (1,913 m or 6,276 ft)
* Gingera (1,857 m or 6,093 ft)
* Kelly (1,829 m or 6,001 ft)
* Ginini (1,762 m or 5,781 ft)
* Franklin (1,646 m or 5,400 ft)
* Aggie (1,421 m or 4,662 ft)
* Coree (1,421 m or 4,662 ft)
* Bramina (1,392 m or 4,567 ft)
* Bulls Head (1,375 m or 4,511 ft)
* Black Bottle (1,356 m or 4,449 ft)
* Lickhole (1,188 m or 3,898 ft)
* Brindabella (972 m or 3,189 ft)

Monaro|

* Big Badja (1,363 m or 4,472 ft)
* Brown (1,243 m or 4,078 ft)
* Gibraltar (Bungendore) (887 m or 2,910 ft)
* Gibraltar Hill

Snowies|

| Main|

* Kosciuszko (2,228 m or 7,310 ft)
* Townsend (2,209 m or 7,247 ft)
* unnamed peak on Etheridge Ridge (2,180 m or 7,152 ft)
* Alice Rawson Peak (2,160 m or 7,087 ft)
* Byatts Camp (2,159 m or 7,083 ft)
* Carruthers (2,145 m or 7,037 ft)
* Abbott Peak (2,145 m or 7,037 ft)
* Mount Northcote (2,131 m or 6,991 ft)
* Muellers Peak (2,120 m or 6,955 ft)
* Clark (2,100 m or 6,890 ft)
* Lee (2,100 m or 6,890 ft)
* Gungartan (2,068 m or 6,785 ft)
* Tate (2,068 m or 6,785 ft)
* Jagungal (2,061 m or 6,762 ft)
* Perisher (2,054 m or 6,739 ft)
* Stilwell (2,040 m or 6,693 ft)
* Watsons Crags (2,020 m or 6,627 ft)
* Back Perisher (2,014 m or 6,608 ft)
* Anton (2,000 m or 6,562 ft)
* Anderson (1,997 m or 6,552 ft)
* Blue Cow (1,994 m or 6,542 ft)
* The Granite Peaks (1,980 m or 6,496 ft)
* Dicky Cooper Bogong (1,980 m or 6,496 ft)
* Gills Knobs (1,940 m or 6,365 ft)
* Guthega Peak (1,924 m or 6,312 ft)
* Blue Calf (1,905 m or 6,250 ft)
* Sentinel (1,900 m or 6,234 ft)
* Mount Piper (1,830 m or 6,004 ft)
* Round (1,756 m or 5,761 ft)

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Ramshead|

* Rams Head (2,190 m or 7,185 ft)
* Twynam (2,178 m or 7,146 ft)
* Rams Head North (2,177 m or 7,142 ft)
* Little Twynam (2,120 m or 6,955 ft)

Other mountains in the GDR|

* Yengo (668 m or 2,192 ft)

Inland mountain ranges|

| Barrier|

* Lewis Peak (297 m or 974 ft)

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Warrumbungles|

* Exmouth (1,206 m or 3,957 ft)
* Woorut (1,165 m or 3,822 ft)
* Needle

Other inland mountains|

* Grenfell
* Gibralter Hill

Island mountain ranges|

| Lord Howe|

* Gower (875 m or 2,871 ft)
* Lidgbird (777 m or 2,549 ft)

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Mountains not within
a specific range|

* Gibraltar (863 m or 2,831 ft)
* Gulaga (806 m or 2,644 ft)
* Ulandra (761 m or 2,497 ft)
* Tilga (329 m or 1,079 ft)
* Oxley (307 m or 1,007 ft)

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