Mount Yengo Explained

Mount Yengo
Photo Size:	280
Map:	Australia New South Wales
Map Relief:	1
Map Size:	280
Location:	Lower Hunter region, New South Wales, Australia
Elevation M:	668
Range:	Calore Range, Great Dividing Range
Coordinates:	-32.9817°N 150.8511°W

Mount Yengo is a mountain that is located in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 668m (2,192feet) mountain is part of the Calore Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, and is situated within the Yengo National Park, approximately east of the Macdonald River and east by south of .^[1]

Significance to indigenous Australians

Mount Yengo is a natural feature of spiritual and ceremonial importance to the Wonnarua, Awabakal, Worimi and Darkinjung Indigenous Australians. According to indigenous mythology, Mount Yengo is the place from which Baiame, a creational ancestral hero, jumped back up to the spirit world after he had created all of the mountains, lakes, rivers and caves in the area. Baiame flattened the top of Mount Yengo when he jumped skyward and the flat top is still visible today.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of mountains in New South Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yengo National Park. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Government of New South Wales. 3 October 2014.
2. Web site: Atlas of Aboriginal Places: Mount Yengo. Office of Environment & Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 12 December 2013. 3 October 2014.
3. Web site: 2014 . Mount Yengo . 3 October 2014 . Wollombi Valley Arts Council. Communities Arts NSW . Government of New South Wales.