Blaxland's route across the mountains in 1813

Mount Blaxland, actually a

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, is located about 15 kilometres south of Lithgow. It was the furthest point reached by Blaxland, Lawson, and

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on their historic 1813 crossing of the Blue Mountains.The Journal of Gregory Blaxland, 1813, note 4
Retrieved 9 March 2014. The name was bestowed upon it by

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when, later in 1813, Evans arrived at the terminal point of Blaxland's expedition. Two other smaller conical shaped hills on the opposite side of a nearby stream were named, by Evans, Wentworth's Sugar-Loaf and Lawson's Sugar-Loaf. Mount Blaxland is located on

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at South Bownfels, south of Lithgow, owned by Glen Ryan. Glen runs cattle on about 1800 hectares of land.Crossing the Blue Mountains: from bush tracks to highways
Retrieved 9 March 2014.

References

External links

Mt Blaxland. An Interesting Spot.
The Sydney Morning Herald 26 December 1929 page 4. Retrieved 9 March 2014. * * * * Blaxland {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub