Mount Royal
Range
Mount Royal from Mount Cabrebald
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Hunter Region
Range	Great Dividing Range
Highest point	Brumlow Tops
- elevation	1,586 m (5,203 ft)

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), Gulph Mountain, Gog and Magog, The Pinnacle, Paddy's Ridge, Mount William, Mount Paterson, Mount Allyn, Mount Royal (1185 metres), Mount Toonumbue, the Belgrave Pinnacle, Mirannie Mountain, Mount George, Hudson's 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 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, are part of the Mount Royal Range. The World Heritage listed Barrington Tops National Park includes this area.

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Mount Royal - eucalyptus forest	Mount Royal - eucalyptus forest	Mount Royal, basalt at 1100 metres	Mount Royal - cloud forest, moss & orchids
Mount Royal - cloud forest, basalt & ferns	Mount Royal, cloud forest, basalt, ferns & moss	Mount Royal, cloud forest, Hill water gum rainforest at summit	Snow Gums at Brumlow Tops summit, altitude 1586 metres, the highest point in northern New South Wales

[edit] See also

New South Wales portal

• List of mountains of Australia

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Coordinates: 31°50′S 151°29′E / 31.833°S 151.483°E / -31.833; 151.483