Mount Duval (New South Wales) Explained

Mount Duval
Other Name:Duval Mount
Photo Size:280
Elevation M:1393
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Range:New England Range. Great Dividing Range
Coordinates:-30.4°N 189°W
Topo:Dumaresq
Easiest Route:Walk (hike)
Map:Australia New South Wales
Map Size:280

Mount Duval, a large forested mountain of the New England Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, is located on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.

With an elevation of above sea level,[1] Mount Duval is one of the largest peaks in the area, dominating the skyline located approximately to the south of the summit. Mount Duval features on the logo of the Armidale Dumaresq Council.

The mountain was named after John Duval, a convict and servant of a local pastoralist who worked in the area around the mountain in the 1830s. Most of the mountain is contained within the Duval Nature Reserve.[2] Duval College at the University of New England is also named after the mountain.

Little Mount Duval

To the north-west of Mount Duval sits Little Mount Duval, with an elevation of above sea level, slightly higher than Mount Duval. When viewed from Armidale, Little Mount Duval appears much smaller and was so named accordingly. On the summit of Little Mount Duval sit the transmission relay towers for a number of radio and television stations that broadcast into Armidale.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Mount Duval, NSW . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia . 30 May 2015 .
  2. Web site: Duval Nature Reserve plan of management . Office of Environment and Heritage . November 2003 . 30 May 2015 . 0-73136-600X . 20 .