Mount Royal Range
| Mount Royal | |
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 Mount Royal, Australia photographed from Mount Cabrebald, Barrington Tops National Park |
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Brumlow Tops |
| Elevation | 1,586 m (5,203 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Hunter Region |
| Range coordinates | 31°50′S 151°29′E / 31.83°S 151.48°ECoordinates: 31°50′S 151°29′E / 31.83°S 151.48°E |
The Mount Royal Range is a mountain range in New South Wales, Australia. Prominent peaks in the range include Mount Polblue (1575 metres),[1]Brumlow Tops (1586 metres), Mount Barrington, Gulph Mountain, Gog and Magog, The Pinnacle, Paddys Ridge, Mount William, Mount Paterson, Mount Allyn, Mount Royal (1185 metres), Mount Toonumbue, the Belgrave Pinnacle, Mirannie Mountain, Mount George, Hudsons Peak, Mount Johnstone.[2] The range is named after Mount Royal, one of its prominent peaks.
The Mount Royal Range is a spur on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range. It diverges from the Liverpool Range at a point north of Scone, New South Wales, and generally forms the divide between the Hunter River and Manning River drainage basins (both of which drain to the east coast of New South Wales).
To provide water for the Bayswater Power Station, the Barnard River Scheme was constructed in the 1980s so water could be transported over the range into the Hunter River.
The Mount Royal range forms the northern rim of the Hunter Region. The Barrington Tops, an elevated plateau at the headwaters of the Barrington River, are part of the Mount Royal Range. The World Heritage listed Barrington Tops National Park includes this area.
Gallery
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Mount Royal - eucalyptus forest
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Mount Royal - eucalyptus forest
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Mount Royal, basalt at 1100 metres
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Mount Royal - cloud forest, moss & ferns
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Mount Royal - cloud forest, basalt & ferns
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Mount Royal, cloud forest, basalt, ferns & moss
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Mount Royal, cloud forest, Hill water gum rainforest at summit
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Snow Gums at Brumlow Tops summit, altitude 1586 metres, the highest point in northern New South Wales
References
- ^ "Barrington Tops World Heritage Area". Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ "Mountain systems of Australia". Australian Bureau of Statistics:Year Book Australia, 1909. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
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