Mount Piddington
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| Mount Piddington | |
|---|---|
 A view from Mount Piddington, looking southeast | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,094 m (3,589 ft) |
| Coordinates | 33°36′S 150°15′E / 33.600°S 150.250°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Wirindi (Aboriginal)[citation needed] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Piddington Location in New South Wales, Australia | |
| Location | Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia |
| Parent range | Explorer Range |
Mount Piddington (Aboriginal: Wirindi)[2] is a mountain in the Explorer Range of the Blue Mountains region, located south of the village of Mount Victoria in New South Wales, Australia.
It is accessible from the village via a loop road and is the starting point of several bushwalking tracks leading to caves, rock climbing areas, and the valley floor.[3]
The mountain overlooks the Kanimbla Valley, although views are somewhat obstructed by eucalypt trees.
History
[edit]Mountt Piddington is named after William Richman Piddington, former colonial treasurer under Henry Parkes, who owned land on the site[4] and "felled many trees on its summit in order that visitors might enjoy the view" some time before April 1871.[5][6]
The land owned by Piddington was bequeathed to the public and named Mount Piddington Reserve.[7] The area covered an area of 200 acres.[8]
In 1885, the government extended the reserve by 68 acres.[9]
In 1897, 7 acres of the reserve were resumed for "railway purposes".[10]
Rockclimbing
[edit]Mt Piddington (Piddo), is a significant area of traditional climbing in Australia.[11] It includes Janicepts (21), first ascended by John Ewbank in 1966, and freed by Mike Law in 1973, making it the hardest climb in the country at that time.[12][2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Mount Piddington". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ a b SUMC. Kim Carrigan (ed.). Rock-climbs at Mount Piddington.
- ^ "Mount Piddington Lookout". Destination NSW.
- ^ McDonald, D. I. (1974). "Piddington, William Richman (1815–1887)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
- ^ "OUR BLUE MOUNTAIN ROAD". Lithgow Mercury. New South Wales, Australia. 26 June 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SCENERY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS". Empire. No. 6043. New South Wales, Australia. 28 April 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 15, 733. New South Wales, Australia. 25 August 1888. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "COUNTRY NEWS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18, 380. New South Wales, Australia. 11 February 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RESERVE FROM SALE FOR PUBLIC RECREATION". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 398. New South Wales, Australia. 8 September 1885. p. 5879. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18, 384. New South Wales, Australia. 16 February 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Mt Piddington". Blue Mountains Climbing School.
- ^ "Interview: Dr. Michael Law". Chockstone.
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