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Mount Clara Smelter Ruins - QLD

Mount Clara Smelter Ruins

Mt Clara Refinery Ruins

Chimney at Mt Clara Smelter

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -26.177 152.270996

DMS: 26º 10' 37.2" S 152º 16' 15.59" E

UTM: 56 J 7104510mN 427151mE

Altitude: 95m

Address & Contact

Rossmore Road
Kilkivan

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.visitgympieregion.com.au/great-places/the-west/kilkivan

Information

A copper smelter was built in 1873 to process copper ore mined in the surrounding hills. The main relic is a rectangular stone chimney but other remains of the smelter are visible and surrounded by a security fence.

The access road changes to gravel about 10 km from Bunya Highway and continually crosses Fat Hen Creek until it starts to ascend into the hills to the smelter ruins. A track continues into the hills but there is a "No Through Road" sign just past the smelter. There are some quite steep grades on the track for those who interested.

PlaceID	107949

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Gympie at 02/08:00am EST

Distance from Mount Clara Smelter Ruins 36.94km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
21.4°C	24.3°C	96%	20.7°C	1020.4hPa	5.2mm	SSE	6km/hr 3knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Gympie

Distance from Mount Clara Smelter Ruins 36.94km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.2	30.4	29.3	27.3	24.5	22.0	21.9	23.3	26.0	28.3	30.2	31.3
Mean Min. °C	19.6	19.6	18.1	14.7	10.8	7.9	6.2	7.0	10.2	13.8	16.4	18.5
Mean Rain mm	165.9	169.1	144.4	83.4	71.4	61.0	52.7	40.4	45.8	71.9	88.3	137.9