Shooters Hill is a locality and mountain located south of
Oberon
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. It is the fourth highest point in the
Central Tablelands
The Central Tablelands in New South Wales is a geographic area that lies between the Sydney Metropolitan Area and the Central Western Slopes and Plains. The Great Dividing Range passes in a north–south direction through the Central Tablelands ...
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Mount Canobolas
Mount Canobolas, a mountain on a spur of the Great Dividing Range, is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
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Mount Bindo at and
Mount Trickett at . Shooters Hill is a common location for snowfalls in the Central Ranges.
The tower location at 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 . 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.
Climate
Although there exists no climate data for the summit or even the upper slopes of Vulcan State Forest, there is, however, climate data existing for a lower region located farther south in the Gurnang State Forest.
The region is subject to high winds and volatile weather year-round.
Snow
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
falls heavily, although by no means a regular occurrence due to its northern latitude.
See also
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List of mountains in New South Wales
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Retreat River
The Retreat River, a perennial stream that is part of the Lachlan catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central western region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia.
The Retreat River rises on the western slopes of ...
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