| 词条 | Mount Solitary |
| 释义 |
| name = Mount Solitary | native_name = Korowal[1] | photo = Mount_Solitary_From_Ruined_Castle.jpg | photo_caption = Mount Solitary as seen from the Ruined Castle | elevation_m = 950 | elevation_ref = approx | prominence = | listing = | location = Blue Mountains region, New South Wales, Australia | range = Blue Mountains | coordinates = {{coord|33|47|S|150|19|E|region:AU_type:mountain|display=inline,title}} | map = Australia New South Wales | map_caption = Location of Mount Solitary in New South Wales | topo = | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }} Mount Solitary, a mountain that is part of the Blue Mountains Range, a spur off the Great Dividing Range, is situated within the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Mount Solitary is located approximately {{convert|100|km}} west of Sydney, and a few kilometres south of Katoomba, the main town in the Blue Mountains. The local indigenous people called the mountain Korowal, meaning 'the strong one'.[1] The origin of the contemporary name is obscure, but it may be based on the fact that Mount Solitary is the only mountain in the Jamison Valley. DescriptionMount Solitary is located in the middle of the Jamison Valley, one of the main valleys of the Blue Mountains region, immediately south of Katoomba.[1] It is a long, low mountain of sandstone, stretching across the valley from west to east. Its top is approximately {{convert|5|km}} long; counting its lower slopes, it would be approximately {{convert|10|km}} long. It is approximately {{convert|950|m}} above sea level at its highest point.[2] It is nearly covered in eucalyptus forest, with a small group of pine trees at the western end. Small and rugged pockets of semi-rainforest are found along its slopes, particularly where water gathers in gullies. Snow is known to fall occasionally on the high points during winter. BushwalkingAlong the way is the Ruined Castle, a rock formation on a ridge above the track, and the sealed opening of an old coal mine. In this area there's a large clearing which was once home to the mining community and is now used by campers. On the western end of the mountain is Chinamans Gully with a large rock shelter.[3] There are expansive views to the south from the southern side of the mountain.[3] From here the track descends to the Kedumba River, and then up to Kings Tableland, south of Wentworth Falls.[3] In December 2006, a bush walker, 17-year-old David Iredale, lost the track while on the Katoomba to Wentworth Falls trek with friends. He made calls to "000" on his mobile phone, but was repeatedly rebuffed by emergency operators because he could not provide a street address to which an ambulance could be dispatched.[4] After his seventh and final call, a search and rescue operation was mounted. His body was found eight days later, approximately {{convert|200|m}} north of the track, somewhere above the Kedumba River.[5] In July 2009, a British tourist named Jamie Neale got lost on his way to Mount Solitary. He had walked as far as the Ruined Castle after leaving Katoomba, he went on to Mount Solitary reaching the summit. But on return he got lost coming down Korowall knife edge. He was lost in the bush for twelve days before finally finding some campers in the vicinity of Narrow Neck Plateau.[6][7] Later, it was reported that the agent Sean Anderson had taken Neale on as a client, after the story had received worldwide attention. One rumour was that the programme Sixty Minutes, on Channel Nine, had paid Neale $50,000 for his story.[8] See also{{stack|{{portal|New South Wales|Mountains}}}}{{commons category-inline|Mount Solitary}}
References1. ^1 2 {{cite map|title=Blue Mountains Tourist Map|edition=Edition Eight|date=1988|publisher=Department of Lands, Government of New South Wales}} {{Blue Mountains topics}}{{New South Wales mountains |state=autocollapse}}2. ^{{cite map|title=Jamison Topographic Map|ref=89340-11-N|publisher=Land and Property Information, Government of New South Wales}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite book|title=Sydney and Blue Mountains Bushwalks|author=Paton, Neil|publisher=Kangaroo Press|location=|isbn=|pages=226–228}} 4. ^Miamiherald.com 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/a-huge-hole-in-davids-family/2006/12/19/1166290543807.html|title=A huge hole in David's family|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=9 May 2008}} 6. ^{{cite news|date=12 July 2009|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/missing-for-12-days-backpacker-jamie-neale-found-20090715-dktz.html|title=Missing for 12 days: backpacker Jamie Neale found|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} 7. ^Sydney Morning Herald, July 16, 2009, p.2 8. ^Sydney Morning Herald, July 17, 2009, p.3 3 : Hiking and bushwalking tracks in New South Wales|Mountains of New South Wales|Mountain peaks of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales) |
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