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==Vegetation and wildlife== |
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[[Eastern grey kangaroo]]s live on the peak.<ref name=abcthing/> |
[[Eastern grey kangaroo]]s live on the peak.<ref name=abcthing/> |
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==Geology== |
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Two types of [[trace fossil|ichnofossils]] can be found on Gibraltar Peak.<ref name="Zealand1974">{{cite book|author=The Royal Society of New Zealand|title=New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yNM4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA691|accessdate=25 October 2012|year=1974|publisher=The Royal Society of New Zealand|page=691}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Revision as of 15:37, 6 November 2012
| Gibraltar Peak | |
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 Looking towards Canberra from Gibraltar Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,406 ft (1,038 m) |
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Gibraltar Peak is a mountain located 26.4 kilometres (16.4 miles) from Canberra. Gibraltar Peak is 1,038 metres (3,406 feet) above sea level, and is the 45th highest mountain in the Australian Capital Territory. There are two tracks leading up to the summit of the mountain, the longer being 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) and the shorter being 8 kilometres (5.0 mi).
Location
Canberra is the closest city to Gibraltar Peak at approximately 26.4 kilometres (16.4 mi) away.[1] The nearest point of road access to the summit is an unsealed road 170 metres (560 ft) from the summit.[1] The closest sealed road to the summit is the Corin Dam Road, which is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) away from the peak.[1] The peak is located inside the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.[2]
Characteristics
Gibraltar Peak is located 1,038 metres (3,406 ft) above sea level,[1] and is the 45th tallest mountain in the Australian Capital Territory.[3]
Vegetation and wildlife
Eastern grey kangaroos live on the peak.[4]
Background
There is an 8-kilometre (5.0 mi) to 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) track leading up to the summit of Gibraltar Peak.[2][5][4] The track leading up to the peak was created by Makin Trax, that won an award for its work in 2012.[5] Within 2 weeks of the new track being opened in May 2012, over 400 people had used it.[6] A viewing platform was built near the mountain.[6]
Organised bushwalks have been done at the peak.[7][8]
People have illegally dumped garbage near the peak.[9]
During the 1970s, Australian climbers including Bryden Allen, Joe Friend, John Fantini and Keith Bell were climbing Gibraltar Peak and other mountains in the area.[10] During the 1980s, Antipodean Atrocities was created at the peak as a climbing route up the mountain.[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "Map of Gibraltar Peak in the Australian Capital Territory showing Canberra (highlighted in purple) - Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ a b Trail, Jim (2012-09-26). "Explore Canberra: Gibraltar Peak walking trail - ABC Canberra - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ "Highest Mountains and Hills in the Australian Capital Territory". Bonzle.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ a b Trail, Jim (2012-09-26). "Explore Canberra: Gibraltar Peak walking trail - ABC Canberra - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ a b Name (2012-04-01). "Gibraltar Peak trail contractor wins award". Cmd.act.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ a b Name (2012-04-01). "Canberrans embrace new Gibraltar Peak walking trail". Cmd.act.gov.au. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ "WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1954). ACT: National Library of Australia. 19 January 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1954). ACT: National Library of Australia. 15 December 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ Markus Mannheim (2012-08-14). "Dumper 'spoils' nature reserve". Canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ a b "ACT Climbing History". Canberra Climbing. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
External links
Media related to Gibraltar Peak (Australian Capital Territory) at Wikimedia Commons