Mountain Lagoon, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Mountain Lagoon, in the Hawkesbury City Council local government area.
| Locality | Mountain Lagoon |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Hawkesbury City Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -33.43646 |
| Longitude | 150.62045 |
| Population | 93 |
| Density | 1.7 /km² |
| Area | 54.7 km² |
| Elevation | 535 m |
| Postcode | 2758 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 73 km northwest |
Mountain Lagoon is a locality in the Hawkesbury City Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 93. The locality covers an area of 54.7 km², giving a population density of about 1.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 535 m above sea level. It lies approximately 73 km northwest of Sydney. Mountain Lagoon is located at 33.4365°S, 150.6205°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2758. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Mountain Lagoon rests in a pocket of ancient sandstone, its landscape a rough-hewn tapestry of eucalypt forest and rugged escarpments that plunge into shadowed gullies. It lies 40.0 km north of Glenmore Park, NSW (from Glenmore Park, NSW: bearing 352°T), and is situated 10.6 km north-west of Kurrajong. The air here carries the sharp scent of tea tree and damp earth, a constant reminder of the bush that presses in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in fractured beams, illuminating patches of fern and the occasional flash of a kookaburra's wing. The dominant colours are the deep greens of the scrub, the grey-brown of the rock faces, and the pale, dusty track that winds through it all, a ribbon of quiet persistence. There's a stillness to Mountain Lagoon, a sense of being held by the land, where the only sounds are the wind sighing through the gum leaves and the distant call of unseen birds.
Historically, this country was a place of passage and sustenance for Indigenous peoples, its rich resources supporting life for millennia. Later, European settlers saw potential in its fertile pockets for small-scale farming and grazing, though the challenging terrain often dictated their efforts. Today, Mountain Lagoon’s economy is less about extraction and more about absorption, a gentle tourism drawn to its natural beauty and the promise of escape. Hikers and campers are frequent visitors, drawn to the trails that snake through the surrounding bushland and the quiet solitude on offer. The distinctive character of Mountain Lagoon lies in its resilience, its ability to maintain a sense of wildness even as it welcomes the traveller, a subtle interplay between the untamed and the accommodated.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Mountain Lagoon, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Mountain Lagoon, in the Hawkesbury City Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Mountain Lagoon includes the postcode (2758), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Hawkesbury City Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mountain Lagoon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |