- Mount Sugarloaf (New South Wales)
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Mount Sugarloaf 
Mount Sugarloaf viewed from West WallsendElevation 412 m (1,352 ft) Parent peak None Location West Wallsend, NSW Australia
Mount SugarloafRange Sugarloaf Range Coordinates 32°52′54″S 151°32′4″E / 32.88167°S 151.53444°ECoordinates: 32°52′54″S 151°32′4″E / 32.88167°S 151.53444°E[1][2] Topo map NEWCASTLE 9232,
WALLSEND 92323SClimbing Easiest route Road to carpark at 370 m (1,214 ft), walking track to summit Mount Sugarloaf, also known as Great Sugar Loaf, is a mountain in the lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, overlooking the cites of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Cessnock and Maitland.[1][2] The summit of the mountain is in the Lake Macquarie suburb of West Wallsend and access to the summit is gained via this suburb. However, the mountain itself is also part of the city of Cessnock suburbs Mulbring and Richmond Vale.[3] It is home to television transmitters that broadcast to the lower Hunter region. On 18 and 19 July 1965, the mountain received 10 centimetres (4 in) of snow. It also snowed on the summit in the winter of 1975.
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Television transmitters
The mountain has two broadcast transmission towers. One transmitting the VHF television services of NBN Television on VHF Channel 3, as well as local FM radio station New FM. It is commonly referred to as the "NBN Tower". Another transmitting digital and analogue television signals of ABHN-5A (ABC) on VHF Channel 5A, UHF stations SBS, Southern Cross Ten and Prime Television. As well other local commercial radio services. It is controlled by Broadcast Australia, being formerly run by the National Transmission Authority. There are many lesser radio antennae on these towers.
Smaller tower
There is a third smaller tower that has many directional antennae, mainly used for point to point connections, such as two way radio for emergency services and other similar.
Gallery
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Looking toward Newcastle from the Mount Sugarloaf carpark
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Transmission Tower at Mount Sugarloaf
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Plaque commemorating the first recorded snowfall on the mountain in 1965
References
- ^ a b "Geographical Names Register Extract: Mount Sugarloaf". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=anwGZxWAan. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Geographical Names Register Extract: Great Sugar Loaf". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MawGBKrXSX. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "West Wallsend". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Management Authority. http://imagery.maps.nsw.gov.au/?role=mysuburb&search=suburb&suburb=West%20Wallsend. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
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