Mount Oxley (New South Wales)

Mount Oxley
Aboriginal: Oombi Oombi[1]
Highest point
Elevation307 m (1,007 ft)
Coordinates30°11.968′S 146°14.377′E / 30.199467°S 146.239617°E / -30.199467; 146.239617
Geography
Mount Oxley is located in New South Wales
Mount Oxley
Mount Oxley
Location in New South Wales
LocationFar West region of New South Wales in outback Australia
CountryAustralia
Statensw
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Mountain typeSedimentary

Mount Oxley (Aboriginal: Oombi Oombi[1]) is a hill[2] situated 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Bourke in the Far West region of New South Wales in outback Australia.

The hill appears as a mesa-like inselberg, rising 150 metres (490 ft) above the Western Plains. It is a small relic of a formerly large sedimentary rock formation, mostly now eroded away.[3][4] The underlying and surrounding rocks are sedimentary sandstone and metamorphic quartzite.[5]

The first European to visit the mountain was Charles Sturt in December 1828.[6] He mentioned "a report as of a gun discharge" near Mount Oxley. He surmised "it might be some gaseous explosion".[7]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Jones was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mount Oxley". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Süssmilch, C A. "Mount Oxley". An introduction to the geology of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Mount Oxley and Coolabah Geological Mapping Project Project update – December 2011" (PDF). Geological Survey of NSW. NSW Trade & Investment – Resources & Energy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sydney Mail was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Mount Oxley – The History & The Mystery (Brochure 2005)
  7. ^ "Mount Oxley". Outback New South Wales. Travel Downunder. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.