Mount Trickett | |
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![]() Mount Trickett under snow, 2007 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,362 m (4,469 ft) AHD |
Coordinates | 33°49′59″S 149°59′01″E / 33.83292°S 149.98359°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location in New South Wales | |
Location | Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia |
Parent range | Great Dividing Range |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | drive |
Mount Trickett, a mountain on the Great Dividing Range, is located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Jenolan Caves, in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.
With an elevation of 1,362 metres (4,469 ft) above sea level, the mountain can be seen from the nearby Jenolan-Oberon Road. The 'summit' or the area generally known as Mount Trickett is topped by a high tower, and stands over 500 metres (1,600 ft) above Jenolan Caves in the valley below. The tower location (around 1,349 metres (4,426 ft) and called "The Porcupine") is not actually Mount Trickett or the highest point. The true location of Mount Trickett is approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) further west along Edith Road.