Mount Royal Range
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The Mount Royal Range is a mountain range in New South Wales, Australia. Prominent peaks in the range include Mount Polblue (1575 metres)[1], Gulph Mountain, Gog and Magog, The Pinnacle, Paddy's Ridge, Mount William, Mount Paterson, Mount Allyn, Mount Royal, 3000 feet, Mount Toonumbue, the Belgrave Pinnacle, Mirannie Mountain, Mount George, Hudson's Peak, Mount Johnstone.[2]
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 1980's so water could be transported over the Range, into the Hunter River.
The Mount Royal range forms the northern rim of the Hunter Valley. The Barrington Tops, an elevated plateau at the headwaters of the Barrington River, form part of the Mount Royal Range. The Barrington Tops National Park includes this area.
The range is named after Mount Royal, one of its prominent peaks.
[edit] References
- ^ Barrington Tops World Heritage Area. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ^ Mountain systems of Australia. Australian Bureau of Statistics:Year Book Australia, 1909. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
