Mount Royal Range
{{Short description|Mountain range in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
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{{about|the mountain range in New South Wales|the mountain in New South Wales|Mount Royal (New South Wales)|the national park in New South Wales|Mount Royal National Park}}
{{other|Mount Royal (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox mountain range
| name = Mount Royal
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| photo = Mount Royal - from Mount Cabrebald.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Royal photographed from Mount Cabrebald, Barrington Tops National Park.
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| country = Australia
| state = New South Wales
| region = Hunter
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| range = Great Dividing Range
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| highest = Brumlow Tops
| elevation_m = 1586
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| map = New South Wales
| map_caption = Location of the range in New South Wales.
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The Mount Royal Range is a mountain range in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
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, near Ben Halls Gap. The range generally extends to the southeast for about {{convert|45|km}} and then generally to the south southwest for about {{convert|50|km}} to Mount Royal.{{NSW GNR|id=anwGZxKmIt|title=Mount Royal Range|access-date=19 October 2013}} The range generally forms the divide between the Hunter River and Manning River drainage basins, both of which drain to the Tasman Sea.
The range contains a number of prominent peaks including:{{cite web |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/6a446874c613a955ca2569e300158043!OpenDocument |title=Mountain systems of Australia |access-date=2008-02-04 |work=Australian Bureau of Statistics:Year Book Australia, 1909 }}
- Brumlow Tops with an elevation of {{convert|1586|m}} {{AHD}}
- Mount Polblue with an elevation of {{convert|1575|m}} {{AHD}}{{cite web |url=http://www.barringtons.com.au/NaturalBeauty/i4.htm |title=Barrington Tops World Heritage Area |access-date=2008-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905060325/http://www.barringtons.com.au/NaturalBeauty/i4.htm |archive-date=5 September 2008 |url-status=dead }}
- Mount Barrington with an elevation of {{convert|1555|m}} {{AHD}}
- Mount Royal with an elevation of {{convert|1185|m}} {{AHD}}
- Mount Allyn with an elevation of {{convert|1125|m}} {{AHD}}
- Prospero with an elevation of {{convert|1189|m}} {{AHD}}
- Gulph Mountain
- Gog and Magog
- The Pinnacle
- Paddys Ridge
- Mount William
- Mount Paterson
- Mount Toonumbue
- the Belgrave Pinnacle
- Mirannie Mountain
- Mount George
- Hudsons Peak
- Mount Johnstone
Etymology
The range is named after Mount Royal, one of its prominent peaks.
Water storage
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.
Geology
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
Image:Mount Royal - eucalyptus forest.jpg|Mount Royal - eucalyptus forest
Image:Mount Royal - eucalytus forest 2.jpg|Mount Royal - eucalyptus forest
Image:Mount Royal - basalt outcrop 1100 metres asl.jpg|Mount Royal, basalt at 1100 metres
Image:Mount Royal - moss forest.jpg|Mount Royal - cloud forest, moss & ferns
Image:Mount Royal - moss forest 2.jpg|Mount Royal - cloud forest, basalt & ferns
Image:Mount Royal - moss forest 3.jpg|Mount Royal, cloud forest, basalt, ferns & moss
Image:Mount Royal - rainforest summit.jpg|Mount Royal, cloud forest, Hill water gum rainforest at summit
Image:Brumlow Tops.jpg|Snow Gums at Brumlow Tops summit, elevation 1586 metres, the highest point in northern New South Wales
See also
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References
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{{Suburbs of Dungog Shire}}
{{Hunter Region places and items of interest}}