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Watson Pass (PASS), NSW Details
Description
Access up a steep face at Folly Point. It drops 609 metres through clefts in two cliff lines from Folly Point into Hollands Gorge.
Origin
This pass was found in 1962 by Colin Watson OAM. The pass is unique in the fact that it drops 609 metres through clefts in two cliff lines (upper and lower) from Folly Point into Hollands Gorge. Watson made a systematic exploration of the Budawang Range to help George Elliott compile a map of the Northern Budawang Range.
Watson Pass (PASS), NSW
| title | Watson Pass (PASS) |
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| state | NSW |
| reference | 75137 |
| placename | Watson Pass |
| designation | PASS |
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| lga | SHOALHAVEN |
| description | Access up a steep face at Folly Point. It drops 609 metres through clefts in two cliff lines from Folly Point into Hollands Gorge. |
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| origin | This pass was found in 1962 by Colin Watson OAM. The pass is unique in the fact that it drops 609 metres through clefts in two cliff lines (upper and lower) from Folly Point into Hollands Gorge. Watson made a systematic exploration of the Budawang Range to help George Elliott compile a map of the Northern Budawang Range. |
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