Burning Mountain
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| Burning Mountain | |
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| Mount Wingen | |
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View of the summit
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 Burning Mountain
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| Topo map | Murrurundi 9034 (1:100000) Murrurundi 90324N (1:25000) |
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| Easiest route | walking track |
Burning Mountain, the common name for Mount Wingen, is a hill near Wingen, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 224 km (139 mi) north of Sydney just off the New England Highway.[2] It takes its name from a smouldering coal seam running underground through the sandstone. Burning Mountain is contained within the Burning Mountain Nature Reserve, which is administered by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).[3][4]
A trail with information panels runs from the park carpark to the site where smoke emanates from the ground.
Coal seam fire
The underground fire is estimated to be at a depth of around 30 m (100 ft).[5] The scientific estimate is that the fire has burned for approximately 6,000 years and is the oldest known coal fire.[6]
European explorers and settlers to the area believed the smoke, coming from the ground, was volcanic in origin.[5] It was not until 1829 that geologist Reverend C.P.N. Wilton identified it as a coal seam fire.[5]
The fire is generally moving in a southerly direction at a rate of about 1 m (3 ft) per year. The combustion has caused soil discolouration and an uneven ground surface in the area.[5]
See also
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- Brennender Berg
- Centralia, Pennsylvania
- Door to Hell
- Eternal flame
- List of mountains in New South Wales
- Smoking Hills
References
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