The Breadknife

This article is about the mountain in New South Wales. For the implement, see Bread knife.

30°3′S 150°3′E / 30.050°S 150.050°E / -30.050; 150.050

View of The Breadknife

The Breadknife is a volcanic dyke in New South Wales, Australia. It is nearly 90 metres high,[1] but often is only 4 m wide, which is particularly rare. The Breadknife was part of a large shield volcano, that first erupted about 17 million years ago and stopped about 13 million years ago.[2] It is composed of peralkaline trachyte.[3]

Nearby volcanic remnants include the Belougery Spire, Belougery Split Rock, Crater Bluff, Bluff Mountain and Mount Exmouth. A network of walking tracks are used to access the steep mountains and ridges surrounding the dyke. The shortest walk completely around the Breadknife is hard and steep, taking roughly five hours to complete.

  1. ^ Ken Eastwood (9 May 2014). "Warrumbungles: a climber's paradise". Australian Geographic. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ^ David, Johnson (2009). The Geology of Australia. Cambridge University Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-0521767415. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ivieaanz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).