Nightcap Range

Nightcap

Location of the Nightcap Range in New South Wales

Highest point
Peak Mount Burrell
Elevation 933 m (3,061 ft)[1] AHD
Coordinates 28°31′S 153°13′E / 28.517°S 153.217°E / -28.517; 153.217[2]
Dimensions
Length 25 km (16 mi) SE
Geography
Country Australia
State New South Wales
Range coordinates 28°33′S 153°20′E / 28.55°S 153.33°E / -28.55; 153.33Coordinates: 28°33′S 153°20′E / 28.55°S 153.33°E / -28.55; 153.33[3]
Parent range Great Dividing Range

The Nightcap Ranges is a mountain range located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The range is a spur off the Great Dividing Range and extends generally southeast from Mount Burrell for about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to Peates Mountain.[3]

The peak in the range is Mount Burrell at 933 metres (3,061 ft) above sea level.[1] Other major peaks are Mount Neville at 919 metres (3,015 ft), Mount Nardi at 812 metres (2,664 ft), Mount Matheson at 804 metres (2,638 ft), and Peates Mountain at 604 metres (1,982 ft).[1]

The range generally lies within the Nightcap National Park.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Nightcap Range". The Hamlet of Rosebank. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. "Mount Burrell". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Nightcap Range". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. "Map of Nightcap Range, NSW". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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