Pyramid Hill

History

Pyramid Hill is on the traditional lands of the Barapa Barapa. On 28 June 1836, Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor-General of New South Wales, spied a granite hill from Mount Hope while he was out exploring what he termed "Australia Felix", the rich plains of what is now western Victoria. It rises above sea level. His party camped at that hill's foot the next day. Mitchell, the first non-Indigenous person to see the area, named the triangular rise Pyramid Hill. He wrote that, "being quite isolated, it closely resembled the monuments of Egypt." The town is named after a nearby hill that rises 180 metres above sea level. Originally the town was situated at the base of Pyramid Hill, but was relocated when the railway station was built. The Post Office opened on 17 November 1875. The railway arrived in 1884.

Most-observed species

• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  1,682
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,610
• Red-rumped Parrot

  Psephotus haematonotus (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  1,594
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,536
• White-plumed Honeyeater

  Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves
  1,430
• Brown Treecreeper

  Climacteris picumnus Temminck, 1824 · Aves
  1,358
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  1,112
• Tree Martin

  Petrochelidon nigricans (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  974

Most recent

• M 3 — 2018-07-23
  18 km S of Cohuna, Australia
• M 3 — 2010-05-26
  8 km E of Rochester, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2007-12-09
  38 km SE of Charlton, Australia
• M 3.6 — 2003-12-29
  40 km WNW of Deniliquin, Australia
• M 2.5 — 2002-08-09
  10 km ESE of Kyabram, Australia
• M 2.9 — 2002-04-19
  45 km N of Charlton, Australia