Packsaddle is a remote township and civil parish of Evelyn County within the Far West Region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Packsaddle had a population of 73.
The parish measured 318500 acres.
The settlement is located where the Silver City Highway crosses the Packsaddle Creek.
The name is said by some to have been given by Burke and Wills who lost a packsaddle while crossing the creek upstream from the modern hamlet.
The area was owned by Goldsbrough Mort & Co. in the 1890s, and Kidman in the 1920s.Packsaddle Roadhouse (Caravan, Camping & Cabins).
A gymkhana is held at Easter time.Packsaddle, Outback NSw.
The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert). (direct: Final Revised Paper)
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