Mount Chincogan

Mount Chincogan
Highest point
Elevation309 m (1,014 ft)
ListingMountains of Australia
Coordinates28°31′46″S 153°29′25″E / 28.52944°S 153.49028°E / -28.52944; 153.49028
Geography
Mount Chincogan
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
Parent rangeMullumbimby Range
Geology
Mountain typeLarge hill
Climbing
Easiest routeWalking track (All private property)

Mount Chincogan (/tʃɪnˈkoʊɡən/)[1] is located northwest of Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia and west of Ocean Shores. It was part of a large shield volcano Mount Warning (Wollumbin) which erupted about 12 million years ago. It is a remnant of the crater wall of a large vent of the Volcano (the main vent was located at Mt Warning which is the remnant of the lava plug and magma chambers that eroded at a much slower rate than the surrounding remnants). The curvature of the crater wall is more obvious when viewed from the south and east, e.g. Cape Byron and Brunswick Heads.

It is on the land of the Bundjalung (Arakwal) people and is a sacred women's site.[2]

Origin of place name

The name Chincogan is thought to have been derived from a Yugambeh–Bundjalung languages word Thuncogin which is said to mean 'low behind and high in front' although, more specifically it is said to mean 'northward facing male genitals. It is thought that the mountain is likely to have been a fertility site.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mount Chincogan". NSW Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ Tansley, Carole (1 June 2020). "The hidden power of Indigenous knoweldge". Medium. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc (2019), Labels and landmarks : the many meanings of Brunswick Valley place names, Brunswick Valley Historical Society Inc, pp. 29–30, ISBN 978-0-9585921-9-2
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