Wollumbin

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Wollumbin is a prominent volcanic plug and sacred mountain in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for being the first place on mainland Australia to receive the sun’s rays each day.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
sacred site
volcanic plug
age Miocene volcanic remnant
climate subtropical
country Australia
coveredBy subtropical rainforest
elevation 1159 metres
formedFrom Tweed Volcano
geologicalType volcanic plug
hasAlternativeSpelling Wollumbini
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Aboriginal Australians
Bundjalung people
hasFeature prominent summit peak
steep forested slopes
hasFormerName Mount Warning
hasProminence about 973 metres
hasViewOf Pacific Ocean
Tweed Valley
isAlsoCalled Wollumbin Mountain
linked to: Wollumbin
isLandmarkOf Northern Rivers region
linked to: Northern Rivers
isPartOf Tweed Caldera
isSacredTo Bundjalung people
local Aboriginal communities
isVisibleFrom Byron Bay
Gold Coast
knownFor being among the first places on mainland Australia to receive the sun’s rays each day
listedOn Australian National Heritage List (as part of Gondwana Rainforests of Australia)
locatedIn New South Wales
Northern Rivers region
linked to: Northern Rivers

Tweed Shire
northern New South Wales
managedBy New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
mountainRange McPherson Range
nameLanguage Bundjalung language
nameMeaning cloud catcher
nearestTown Murwillumbah
partOf Gondwana Rainforests of Australia
Wollumbin National Park
protectedAs national park
protectionStatus World Heritage listed area (as part of Gondwana Rainforests of Australia)
region Bundjalung Country
summitAccessStatus restricted to protect cultural values
traditionalOwners Bundjalung people
Githabul people
Nganduwal people

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Mount Warning alsoKnownAs Wollumbin
Mount Warning traditionalName Wollumbin
Tweed Valley nearbyMountain Wollumbin
Bundjalung people region Mount Warning (Wollumbin) area
linked to: Wollumbin
Bundjalung people hasSacredSite Wollumbin (Mount Warning)
linked to: Wollumbin
Tweed River nearbyMountain Wollumbin
Tweed Caldera contains Wollumbin
Tweed Caldera hasCentralFeature Wollumbin
Wollumbin isAlsoCalled Wollumbin Mountain
linked to: Wollumbin
Tweed Range associatedVolcano Wollumbin
Wollumbin National Park contains Wollumbin (Mount Warning) summit
linked to: Wollumbin
Uki near Wollumbin
Tyalgum nearbyMountain Wollumbin
Green Cauldron region contains Wollumbin Mount Warning
linked to: Wollumbin
Tweed River region contains Wollumbin