Black Mountain, New South Wales
- Black Mountain, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = village
name = Black Mountain
state = nsw
caption = Baptist Church, Black Mountain, NSW
lga = Guyra Shire Council
county = Sandon
parish = Tilbuster
postcode = 2365
est =
pop = 387
elevation= 1312
maxtemp = 17.6
mintemp = 6.5
rainfall = 907.4
stategov = Northern Tablelands
fedgov = New England
dist1 = 539
dir1 = N
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 29
dir2 = N
location2= Armidale
dist3 = 11
dir3 = S
location3= Guyra
Black Mountain is a village situated between Armidale and Guyra on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the seat of Guyra Shire. At the 2006 census, Black Mountain had a population of 387.[Census 2006 AUS]
id = UCL137200
name = Black Mountain (Urban Centre/Locality)
quick = on
accessdate = 2008-05-25] Black Mountain village exists in two sections. Located on the New England Highway is the Black Mountain Roadhouse and motel at the top of notorious Devil’s Pinch, which is subject to snow falls that close the road. This marks the turn off into Black Mountain proper, a drive of 3 km. The Black Mountain area was a well known haunt of Captain Thunderbolt. One of his hideout caves is located 200 metres to the south of the roadhouse.
Located on a volcanic uplift of the Northern Tablelands, the town is one of the highest in Australia at about 1312 metres above sea level. The New England Highway is the main transport link to Armidale. The Northern Railway tracks still pass through the village, but this line is now disused north of Armidale.
Sheep and beef cattle breeding is the main industry of the area.
Black Mountain Baptist Church was built there in 1902 and restored in 1992. Black Mountain has a Public School and nursery which is the home of the award winning 3 point linkage Youman Tree Planter machine and services.
References
*Your information guide to Black Mountain: http://www.nnsw.com.au/blackmountain/index.html
*Guyra Guide 2008, The Guyra Argus, Guyra 2008
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