Moonbi Range

Moonbi
New England Highway on the 1st Moonbi Hill
Highest point
PeakMount Black Jack
Elevation1,300 m (4,300 ft)
AHD
Coordinates30°57′50″S 151°07′42″E / 30.96389°S 151.12833°E / -30.96389; 151.12833[1]
Dimensions
Length150 km (93 mi) NNW
Geography
Moonbi is located in New South Wales
Moonbi
Moonbi
Location of the Moonbi Range in New South Wales
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
Region(s)Northern Tablelands, New South Wales
Range coordinates31°12′S 151°25′E / 31.200°S 151.417°E / -31.200; 151.417[2]
Parent rangeNew England Range

The Moonbi Range, a mountain range that is part of the Great Dividing Range, is located in the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.

The range is located roughly 20 kilometres (12 mi) north east of the city of Tamworth situated at the bottom of the Wentworth Mounds, which is part of the Moonbi Range. These mounds form a spur of the Great Dividing Range where the North West Slopes meet to the Northern Tablelands. The Moonbi Range rises from 500–1,300 metres (1,600–4,300 ft) above sea level and it generally forms the divide between the watersheds of the Cockburn River to the south, and the Macdonald River to the north, which are both themselves tributaries of the Namoi River.[2]

The higher parts of the area often receive a snowfall in the winter, and the highest peak in the range is called Black Jack Mountain at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft).

  1. ^ "Black Jack Mountain". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Moonbi Range". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2015. Edit this at Wikidata