Mount Royal (New South Wales)

This article is about the mountain in New South Wales. For the mountain range in New South Wales, see Mount Royal Range. For the national park in New South Wales, see Mount Royal National Park.
For other uses, see Mount Royal (disambiguation).

Mount Royal
rainforest covered summit of Mount Royal.
Highest point
Elevation1,185 m (3,888 ft)
Coordinates32°10.454′S 151°19.571′E / 32.174233°S 151.326183°E / -32.174233; 151.326183
Geography
LocationHunter Region, Australia
CountryAustralia
Parent rangeMount Royal Range
Geology
Age of rockLate Paleocene
Mountain typebasalt cap

Mount Royal is situated at the southern end of the Mount Royal Range in the Barrington Tops region of eastern Australia. It is part of the World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.

The lower sections of the mountain are made up of sedimentary rocks such as mudstones. A residual basalt cap appears at 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above sea level. It originated from the flow of the nearby Barrington Volcano.[1] The mountain is partially in Mount Royal National Park and Barrington Tops National Park.

  1. ^ Floyd, A. G. (1990). Australian Rainforests in New South Wales. Vol. 2. p. 125. ISBN 0-949324-32-9.