Genowlan Mountain
Genowlan Mountain is a large mesa just north of the Gardens of Stone and east of another large mesa, Mt Airly.
The mesas are separated by Gap Creek which has cut a narrow steep sided valley between them. The valley once supported a thriving mining community.
The whole area has been mined for many years, initially for oil shale, later for gold and diamonds.
In the early 1900s miners from Airly Village spent free time prospecting for gold on Genowlan Mountain. Old adits and other relics can still be seen. In the 1960s and 1970s Genowlan Mountain was mined for diamonds and gold
Genowlan Mountain has colonies of endangered plants, interesting canyons, large pagoda mazes and the relics of diamond and gold mining.
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Airly Aerial Cableway
The cableway at Airly runs from a point near the winding engine and boiler, south, up the steep slope and past the cliff line to...
Airly Basin
Airly Basin is a small round hanging valley on the northern side of Gap CreeK, just a short walk from Airly Gap. The little valley...
Airly Frustum
Airly Frustum is a large cavern that has been eroded beneath the pagodas by water. The cavern is very narrow at the back, moist and...
Airly Gap
Airly Gap is the main entrance by road to the newly created Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area. The Mugii Murum-ban State Conservation Area will protect...
Airly Gap Campground
Airly Gap Campground is a lovely sheltered spot at the gateway to Mugii Murum-ban SCA. There are no facilities - bring everything and take it...
Airly Mines
Shale Oil Mining activities at Mount Airly commenced in the last 1880s and continued until the mid 1920s. Activity in the area was intense. Supporting...
Airly Return Chute
The Airly Return Chute is a long gently sloping slot that provides a route through the Mt Airly cliff line just north of Airly Gap....
Airly Self-Acting Incline
The Self-Acting Incline & Steel Rope Haulage Tramway at Airly ran from the end of the Southern Tramway to Capertee. It was a double track...
Airly Southern Tramway
There were 2 main mining periods at Mt Airly. Each was serviced by its own tramway. A single track, narrow-gauge, horse-drawn tramway ran south then...
Airly Turret
Airly Turret is a rocky peak about 2 kilometres south-east of Mt Airly and adjacent to the south-western slopes of Genowlan Mountain. The are excellent...
Airly Turret Slot
Airly Turret Slot is a large slot immediately to the north of Airly Turret. The slot is perhaps 100m long and almost 50m high and...
Airly Village
When Oil Shale Mining started in 1883 at Mt Airly and Torbane, a small village named Airly sprang up in the valley immediately to the...
Blacks Corner
Blacks Corner is a high promontory at the northern end of Mt Airly. There is a large basalt cap at the summit. On the northern...
City In The Sky
The City in the Sky is a large outcrop of pagodas that towers over the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Dinosaurs....
Gap Creek
Gap Creek is an ephemeral stream that starts in the gorges on th eastern slopes of Mt Airly, just west of Airly Gap. It flows...
Gap Creek Pagodas
Gap Creek Pagodas surround Gap Creek which rises on the eastern slopes of Mt Airly. Gap Creek flows down through Airly Gap to join with...
Genowlan Pinch
Genowlan Pinch is a narrow defile allowing access through a pagoda cliff line on Genowlan Mountain. The slot is so narrow that you have to...
Genowlan Point
Genowlan Point is a narrow neck of land running north from Genowlan Mountain. The western & northern sides are defined by high cliffs, mostly impassable....
Genowlan Trig
Genowlan Trig is some 3k SSW of Genowlan Mountain, located on the same mesa. Trees have regrown around the Trig but there are excellent views...
Mt Airly
Mt Airly is a large mesas just north of the Gardens of Stone. Mt Airly was mined in the early 1900s for oil shale which...
Mugii Murum-ban SCA
Mugii Murum-ban is a State Conservation Area just east of Capertee, supposed to protect the significant pagoda landforms, slot canyons, endangered plants and birds and...
Paddys Mountain
Paddys Mountain is the name used by Airly locals for the mesa between Gap Creek and Genowlan Creek. The name is shown on a sketch...
Point Hatteras
Point Hatteras is a promontory on the north west side of Genowlan Mountain. The western side of Point Hatteras is defined by high cliffs, mostly...
The Grotto
The Grotto is a small walk-through canyon between Point Hatteras & Genowlan Creek. Iron ladders, foot bridges & railings used to make it much easier...
The Ladders Defile
The Ladders Defile is a small walk-through canyon that provides a route through the cliffs between Point Hatteras & Genowlan Creek. Rustic iron ladders make...
Ultimate Chute
The Ultimate Chute is a very surprising route up through the southern cliff line of Genowlan Mountain. The top of the slot is just 200m...
Ultimate Slot
The Ultimate Slot is a huge slot some 750m north of Genowlan Trig. It is possible to look down into the slot through a gap...
Valley Of The Dinosaurs
The Valley Of The Dinosaurs is a canyon about 300 metres north of Genowlan Trig formed by a Genowlan Creek tributary. The canyon runs north...
Valley Of The Kings
The Valley of the Kings is a deep gorge formed by a tributary flowing into Genowlan Creek. Huge pagodas adorn the cliff tops of the...
