Shooters Hill, New South Wales
| Shooters Hill New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Shooters Hill | |
| Coordinates | 33°55′S 149°52′E / 33.917°S 149.867°E |
| Population | 29 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2787 |
| Elevation | 1,355 m (4,446 ft) |
| LGA(s) | Oberon Shire |
Shooters Hill is a locality and mountain located 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Oberon, New South Wales. It is the fourth highest point in the Central Tablelands at 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) AHD , behind Mount Canobolas at 1,394 metres (4,573 ft) AHD , Mount Bindo at 1,363 metres (4,472 ft) AHD and Mount Trickett at 1,362 metres (4,469 ft) AHD . Shooters Hill is a common location for snowfalls in the Central Ranges.
The tower location at 1,355 metres (4,446 ft) AHD is along Tower Road, accessible by turning off from a turnoff near the Shooters Hill locality area. The locality area (marked as Shooters Hill on most mapping software) is approximately 1,242 metres (4,075 ft) AHD . One can get good views over the area east of Shooters Hill at the tower location.
Shooters Hill Post Office opened on 1 December 1889 and closed in 1978.[2]
Climate
Although there exists no climate data for the summit, or indeed even the upper slopes of Vulcan State Forest or the locality itself, there is however climate data existing for a lower region (1,148 m AMSL) located farther south near Porters Retreat—Gurnang State Forest; Oberon Correctional Centre. Considering that the summit of Shooters Hill is some ~200 m higher than this station, one can assume that it yields a much cooler and damper climate, similar to that of that of Thredbo Village or Kiandra Chalet.
Typical of the Oberon Shire, Shooters Hill is subject to high winds and volatile weather year-round; thunderstorms in the warmer months, and snowstorms in the cooler months. Snow only falls occasionally, due to its northerly latitude (34° S) compared to other regions of its elevation farther south—nonethless, it tends to fall heavily. Since 1893, snow has fallen about six times during Summer on the upper reaches of the Central Tablelands, most recently on 5 December 2013.[3]
| Climate data for Gurnang State Forest, NSW (Oberon Correctional Centre); 1,148 m AMSL; 34° 03′ 33.12″ S | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.5 (94.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.8 (73.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.3 (45.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89.8 (3.54) |
78.9 (3.11) |
67.7 (2.67) |
70.4 (2.77) |
76.2 (3.00) |
96.5 (3.80) |
84.6 (3.33) |
89.1 (3.51) |
77.9 (3.07) |
85.2 (3.35) |
85.3 (3.36) |
75.6 (2.98) |
977.2 (38.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 127.6 |
| Source: Climate statistics for Australian locations: Gurnang State Forest | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shooters Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ [1]
External links
- "Shooters Hill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.