Shooters Hill, New South Wales

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Shooters Hill is a locality and mountain located 25 km south of Oberon, New South Wales. It is the fourth highest point in the Central Tablelands at 1355 m, behind Mount Canobolas at 1394 m , Mount Bindo at 1363 m and Mount Trickett at 1362 m. Shooters Hill is a common location for snowfalls in the Central Ranges. The tower location at 1355 m 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 1242 m. 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 falls heavily from June to September, less so in the mid to late spring months, and on rare occasions it can occur in the summer atop of Shooters Hill summit (most recently in December 2013).

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