Mount Dromedary / Gulaga, Sacred mountain summit in New South Wales, Australia.

Mount Dromedary, also known as Gulaga, is a forested mountain summit in New South Wales, Australia, reaching about 800 meters above sea level. Its slopes are covered in dense native forest, and volcanic rock formations mark the terrain from base to peak.

Captain James Cook spotted this mountain from the sea in 1770 and gave it its English name, comparing its outline to a camel's hump. Long before that, the Yuin people had their own deep connection to the place, one that predates European contact by thousands of years.

Gulaga is the mother figure in Yuin mythology: she has two sons, Barunguba (Montague Island) and Najanuka (Little Dromedary), and the story says her younger son was not allowed to travel far, so she can see both from the mountain. The mountain and its surrounds hold particular importance for Aboriginal women. On 30 November 2021 the dual name Gulaga / Mount Dromedary was officially assigned, with Gulaga placed first on signage.

The trail starts near the town of Tilba and takes roughly half a day to complete, with the path becoming steeper as you approach the top. Good footwear and enough water are important, as there are no facilities along the route itself.

From 1878 to 1920, gold miners worked the slopes and left behind old shafts and abandoned work sites that are still visible today. Many walkers come across these remnants without expecting them, scattered quietly among the trees along the trail.