Английская Википедия:Gibraltar Peak (Canberra)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox mountain Gibraltar Peak is a mountain with an elevation of Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:AHD that is located within the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, approximately Шаблон:Convert from Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. Gibraltar Peak 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 Шаблон:Convert and the shorter being Шаблон:Convert.

Location and features

Canberra is the closest city to Gibraltar Peak at approximately Шаблон:Convert away.[1] The nearest point of road access to the summit is an unsealed road Шаблон:Convert from the summit.[1] The closest sealed road to the summit is the Corin Dam Road, which is about Шаблон:Convert away from the peak.[1] The peak is located inside the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.[2]

Gibraltar Peak is located Шаблон:Convert Шаблон:AHD[1] and is the 45th tallest mountain in the Australian Capital Territory.[3]

Vegetation and wildlife

Eastern grey kangaroos live on the peak.[2]

Hiking routes and activity

There are two tracks leading up to the summit of Gibraltar Peak, one is an Шаблон:Convert return walk from the Dalsetta car park; the other is Шаблон:Convert return journey via the Birrigai Time Trail and the visitor centre.[2][4][5] The track leading up to the peak was created by Makin Trax, that won an award for its work in 2012.[4] Within two 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

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External links

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