Gibraltar Hill is a hill in the
Capital
Capital may refer to:
Common uses
* Capital city, a municipality of primary status
** List of national capital cities
* Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences
* Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...
region near in
New South Wales,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
Location and characteristics
Gibraltar Hill is situated east of Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia.
[ The Capital Wind Farm at Bungendore is visible from the hill, and, according to Australian naval officer Stacey Porter, the view makes "a really nice outlook."
]
History
In 1840, Jackey Jackey created a hide-out on the hill overlooking Bungendore.
Geology
The hill is oval in shape and is made of igneous rock.
See also
* Mount Gibraltar
* Gibralter Hill
Gibralter Hill (also known as Gibraltar Hill) is a hill near Grahamstown, New South Wales, Australia.
Gold mining
In one week in April, 1864, almost 550 ounces of gold were mined from Gibralter Hill, a yield of more than 58 ounces per ton of ...
* List of mountains in New South Wales
References
Mountains of New South Wales
Hills of New South Wales
Mining in New South Wales
Bungendore, New South Wales
{{SouthernTablelands-geo-stub