Mount Duval (New South Wales)

{{Short description|Mountain in Australia}}

{{Other uses|Mount Duval (disambiguation){{!}}Mount Duval}}

{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Duval

| other_name = Duval Mount

| photo = Au mt duval dec05.jpg

| photo_size = 280

| photo_caption = Mount Duval from the southwest

| elevation_m = 1393

| elevation_ref = {{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com.au/c/a?a=p&p=26022&cmd=sp |title=Map of Mount Duval, NSW |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |access-date=30 May 2015 }}

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| location = Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

| range = New England Range. Great Dividing Range

| coordinates = {{coord|30|24|S|151|38|E|display=inline,title|type:mountain_region:AU-NSW}}

| coordinates_ref = {{NSW GNR|id=JPlpZxsyan|title=Mount Duval|access-date=30 May 2015}}

| topo = Dumaresq

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| easiest_route = Walk (hike)

| map = Australia New South Wales

| map_caption = Location in New South Wales

| map_size = 280

}}

Mount Duval, a large forested mountain of the New England Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, is located on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.

With an elevation of {{convert|1393|m}} above sea level, Mount Duval is one of the largest peaks in the area, dominating the {{NSWcity|Armidale}} skyline located approximately {{convert|15|km}} to the south of the summit. Mount Duval features on the logo of the Armidale Dumaresq Council.

The mountain was named after John Duval, a convict and servant of a local pastoralist who worked in the area around the mountain in the 1830s. Most of the mountain is contained within the Duval Nature Reserve.{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parks/pomFinalDuval.pdf |title=Duval Nature Reserve plan of management |work=Office of Environment and Heritage |date=November 2003 |access-date=30 May 2015 |isbn=0-73136-600X |pages=20 }} Duval College at the University of New England is also named after the mountain.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}