Myrtle Mountain, 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 Myrtle Mountain, in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area.
| Locality | Myrtle Mountain |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Bega Valley Shire Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.85544 |
| Longitude | 149.69129 |
| Population | 46 |
| Density | 1.1 /km² |
| Area | 42.4 km² |
| Elevation | 346 m |
| Postcode | 2550 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 360 km south-southwest |
Myrtle Mountain is a locality in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 46. The locality covers an area of 42.4 km², giving a population density of about 1.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 346 m above sea level. It lies approximately 360 km south-southwest of Sydney. Myrtle Mountain is located at 36.8554°S, 149.6913°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2550. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Myrtle Mountain rises from the Bega Valley's embrace, a rounded hump of ancient rock draped in a cloak of eucalyptus and dense scrub. It lies 234.8 km south of Goulburn, NSW (from Goulburn, NSW: bearing 181°T), and is situated 8.4 km south-south-east of Candelo. Its slopes, a mosaic of sun-baked ochre and deep, shadowed green, plunge towards the meandering Bega River, its waters a silver ribbon glinting under the wide Australian sky. Here, the air carries the dry, clean scent of wattles and the fainter, salt-tinged whisper from the coast, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's enduring wildness. The character of Myrtle Mountain is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the vastness of the horizon humbles the hurried human spirit.
The history of Myrtle Mountain is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle shifts of the land and the enduring spirit of those who have called it home. For millennia, it has been a place of sustenance and contemplation for Indigenous peoples, its resources carefully managed and its stories whispered on the wind. Later, European settlers arrived, drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the burgeoning dairy industry that came to define the Bega Valley. The rich pastures that now carpet the lower slopes are a testament to generations of farmers and graziers, their efforts shaping the very contours of the land. While the peak of the dairy boom may have passed, the legacy remains, a foundation upon which a new economic landscape is being built, with tourism and niche agricultural ventures increasingly finding their footing, drawn by the raw beauty and the palpable sense of history that permeates Myrtle Mountain.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Myrtle Mountain, 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 Myrtle Mountain, in the Bega Valley Shire Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Myrtle Mountain includes the postcode (2550), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Bega Valley Shire Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer 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 Myrtle Mountain 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. |