Mount Sugarloaf (New South Wales)
| Mount Sugarloaf | |
|---|---|
| Great Sugar Loaf | |
West Wallsend | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Coordinates | 32°52′54″S 151°32′4″E / 32.88167°S 151.53444°E[1][2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Sugarloaf Location of Mount Sugarloaf in New South Wales | |
| Location | Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia |
| Parent range | Sugarloaf Range |
| Topo map | NEWCASTLE 9232, WALLSEND 92323S |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Road to carpark at 370 m (1,214 ft), walking track to summit |
Mount Sugarloaf, also known as Great Sugar Loaf, is a mountain in the lower
Television transmitters
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The mountain has two broadcast transmission towers. Since the 1960s their main function has been to transmit analogue television on VHF. In the 1990s two UHF analogue stations began to transmit from there. Since 2003, they have also been transmitting digital television in the UHF band (all digital television in the lower Hunter is on UHF). The analogue television transmitters (VHF and UHF) were switched off in November 2012. One tower, built to transmit the original
Smaller tower
There is a third smaller tower that has many directional antennae, mainly used for telecommunications, but also for two way radio for emergency services and other similar purposes. It has Telstra markings on much of the equipment and sheds.
Aboriginal history
The Awabakal people called the mountain Warrawelong and it is a significant site for the Awabakal.[3] It provides a vantage point to view all Awabakal lands and is an important teaching place. Sacred ceremonies are known to have taken place there.[5] The shape of the mountain is said to look like a wedge-tailed eagle and is the setting for a cautionary tale concerning the fate of two children at the hands of a monster called Puttikin.[3]
Gallery
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Looking toward Newcastle from the Mount Sugarloaf carpark -
Transmission Tower at Mount Sugarloaf -
Plaque commemorating the first recorded snowfall on the mountain in 1965 -
Mount Surgarloaf (just left of centre) as seen from inner city Newcastle -
View from the top
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mount Sugarloaf". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Great Sugar Loaf". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Mount Sugarloaf". history.lakemac.com.au. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "West Wallsend". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Umwelt Environmental Consultants (2009). Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment: Aboriginal Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Ammonium Nitrate Emulsion Production Facility, and Continued Operation of Orica Mining Services Technology Centre, Richmond Vale NSW. p. 25.
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