Mitchell Ridge Lookout

Mitchell Ridge Lookout is an historic lookout and rest area, named after Sir Thomas Mitchell who supervised the building of the Pass by convict labour in 1832. An obelisk at the lookout commemorates the opening of Victoria Pass in 1832. The Pass is one of the oldest and most significant engineered works in Australia still in use today. From the western end of the lookout, there is a good view of the convict hewn and built sandstone rampart across the Pass.The timber arch surmounted by the figure of an Aboriginal man and the date 1832, was constructed by Hedley Bellette and erected for the unveiling of the Thomas Mitchell obelisk by Joseph Jackson MLA, Minister for Local Government, on 24 October 1932, to commemorate the centenary of the pass. The Mitchell obelisk appears in the background and still stands on the ridge. https://www.askroz.com.au/index.php/event_detail/index/mitchells-ridge-lookout