Mount Blaxland (New South Wales)

Mount Blaxland, actually a hill, is located about 15 kilometres south of Lithgow. It was the furthest point reached by Blaxland, Lawson, and Wentworth on their historic 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains.

The name was bestowed upon it by Surveyor-General George Evans when, later in 1813, Evans arrived at the terminal point of Blaxland's expedition. Two other smaller conical shaped hills on the opposite side of a nearby stream were named, by Evans, Wentworth's Sugar-Loaf and Lawson's Sugar-Loaf.

Mount Blaxland is located on private property at South Bownfels, south of Lithgow, owned by Glen Ryan. Glen runs cattle on about 1800 hectares of land. Glen sold the Farm in 2020.

References

External links

• Mt Blaxland. An Interesting Spot. The Sydney Morning Herald 26 December 1929 page 4. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
• "Geographical Names Register - Mt Blaxland". Archived from the original on 13 September 2021.
• "Photo of Mount Blaxland". 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
• "Photo of Mount Blaxland from the south-west". 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
• "Photo of summit of Mount Blaxland showing remains of old cairn". 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
• https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/hartley-nsw-2790-2016504267