Old Peake (Ruins) - SA

  Historic Site

Position

DEG: -28.076509 135.905823
DMS: 28º 04' 35.43" S 135º 54' 20.96" E
UTM: 53 J 6893991mN 589002mE
Altitude: 74.58m

Description

Address & Contact

5710
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Information

Accessible by 4WD only, the Peake Ruins consists of many stone buildings. Note copper mine ruins and dangerous shafts also remain.

HISTORY:
Prior to the first successful crossing of the Australian continent by a white man (John McDouall Stuart in 1862), Peake Station was the most remote outpost of European settlement.

In 1862 the Station was known as Mt Margaret Station, the homestead of which existed some 80km to the south east. In 1863 Stephen Jarvis commenced building an outstation of Mt. Margaret at Freeling Springs and called it the Peake. By 1876 the Mt Margaret site was abandoned and the Peake site became the station headquarters.

Between 1870 and 1891 the Peake site was also an important repeater station on the OTL and in 1898 work commenced nearby on a large but ultimately futile copper mining operation and smelter.

The Peake site has been essentially abandoned since ~1906 and is now an important state heritage site. DO NOT TOUCH OR REMOVE ANYTHING!
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Closest Weather Station

Oodnadatta at 29/04:30am CDT
Distance from Old Peake (Ruins) 73.49km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
23.6°C17.3°C23%1.3°C1016.4hPa0.0mmESE24km/hr
13knots
30km/hr
16knots

Closest Climatic Station

Oodnadatta Airport
Distance from Old Peake (Ruins) 73.49km NW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C37.936.633.728.523.219.919.622.126.630.333.736.3
Mean Min. °C23.022.319.214.49.76.55.87.411.415.118.621.2
Mean Rain mm22.932.214.310.912.711.710.08.19.913.913.017.1

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