Mount Allyn

Mount Allyn is a mountain[1] with an elevation of 1,125 metres (3,691 ft) AHD that is part of the Allyn Range, located within the Chichester State Forest, in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. Mount Allyn is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south southwest of Careys Peak[1] and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Muswellbrook.

Mount Allyn
Mount Allyn & Grass Trees, photographed from Mount Cabrebald
Highest point
Elevation1,125 m (3,691 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Australia
Coordinates32°7.48′S 151°25.74′E
Geography
Mount Allyn
Location in New South Wales
LocationChichester State Forest, Upper Hunter region, New South Wales, Australia
CountryAustralia
Parent rangeAllyn Range
Geology
Age of rockEocene

Snow often falls in winter. Much of the mountain is covered in Antarctic Beech cool temperate rainforest.[2]

There is dirt-road access to the peak.

See also

References

  1. "Mount Allyn". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  2. "Nothofagus moorei | Antarctic Beech". Occurrence Record. Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 31 May 2012.


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