Mount Piddington

Coordinates: 33°36′S 150°15′E / 33.600°S 150.250°E / -33.600; 150.250
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Mount Piddington
A view from Mount Piddington, looking southeast
Highest point
Elevation1,094 m (3,589 ft)
Coordinates33°36′S 150°15′E / 33.600°S 150.250°E / -33.600; 150.250[1]
Naming
Native nameWirindi (Aboriginal)[citation needed]
Geography
Mount Piddington is located in New South Wales
Mount Piddington
Mount Piddington
LocationBlue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Parent rangeExplorer Range

Mount Piddington (Aboriginal: Wirindi)[2] is a mountain in the Explorer Range of the Blue Mountains region, located south of the village of Mount Victoria in New South Wales, Australia.

It is accessible from the village via a loop road and is the starting point of several bushwalking tracks leading to caves, rock climbing areas, and the valley floor.[3]

The mountain overlooks the Kanimbla Valley, although views are somewhat obstructed by eucalypt trees.

History[edit]

Mountt Piddington is named after William Richman Piddington, former colonial treasurer under Henry Parkes, who owned land on the site[4] and "felled many trees on its summit in order that visitors might enjoy the view" some time before April 1871.[5][6]

The land owned by Piddington was bequeathed to the public and named Mount Piddington Reserve.[7] The area covered an area of 200 acres.[8]

In 1885, the government extended the reserve by 68 acres.[9]

In 1897, 7 acres of the reserve were resumed for "railway purposes".[10]

Rockclimbing[edit]

Mt Piddington (Piddo), is a significant area of traditional climbing in Australia.[11] It includes Janicepts (21), first ascended by John Ewbank in 1966, and freed by Mike Law in 1973, making it the hardest climb in the country at that time.[12][2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mount Piddington". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b SUMC. Kim Carrigan (ed.). Rock-climbs at Mount Piddington.
  3. ^ "Mount Piddington Lookout". Destination NSW.
  4. ^ McDonald, D. I. (1974). "Piddington, William Richman (1815–1887)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 5. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.
  5. ^ "OUR BLUE MOUNTAIN ROAD". Lithgow Mercury. New South Wales, Australia. 26 June 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "SCENERY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS". Empire. No. 6043. New South Wales, Australia. 28 April 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 15, 733. New South Wales, Australia. 25 August 1888. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "COUNTRY NEWS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18, 380. New South Wales, Australia. 11 February 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "RESERVE FROM SALE FOR PUBLIC RECREATION". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 398. New South Wales, Australia. 8 September 1885. p. 5879. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 18, 384. New South Wales, Australia. 16 February 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Mt Piddington". Blue Mountains Climbing School.
  12. ^ "Interview: Dr. Michael Law". Chockstone.