Brindabella Range

Brindabella Range
The Brindabellas
Mount Ginini, part of the Brindabellas, in the ACT.
Highest point
Peak	Bimberi Peak
Elevation	1,913 m (6,276 ft) AHD
Coordinates	35°35′39″S 148°47′21″E / 35.59417°S 148.78917°E / -35.59417; 148.78917
Dimensions
Length	100 km (62 mi) N-S
Width	5 km (3.1 mi) E-W
Geography
Location of the Brindabella Range on the ACT/NSW border
Country	Australia
State/territory	New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
Range coordinates	35°33′S 148°46′E / 35.55°S 148.77°E / -35.55; 148.77Coordinates: 35°33′S 148°46′E / 35.55°S 148.77°E / -35.55; 148.77

The Brindabella Range, commonly called The Brindabellas, is a mountain range located in Australia, on a state and territory border that separates New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The range rises to the west of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, and includes the Namadgi National Park in the ACT and the Bimberi Nature Reserve and Brindabella National Park in New South Wales. The Brindabellas are visible to the west of Canberra and form an important part of the city's landscape.

The Brindabella Range is located in the northern tip of the Australian Alps bioregion, marking the dividing line with the southern tip of the South Eastern Highlands bioregion and the eastern limits of the Riverina. The northern point of the range is Mount Coree, situated 34 kilometres (21 mi) west-northwest of Canberra. From this point the range heads generally south, towards the eastern watershed of the Murrumbidgee River, in a line that marks the western edge of the ACT border with NSW. The most southern point of the range is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Piccadilly Circus in the Australian Capital Territory. The range is located adjacent to the Bag Range, Baldy Range, Codys Ridge, Dingi Dingi Ridge and Webbs Ridge.Scabby Range lies to the south.

The geology of the range comprises block-faulted granites and Palaeozoic metamorphic rocks. There are small areas of Tertiary basalt with buried river gravels and lake sediments. The typical characteristics of the range include low-relief high plains with steep margins and slopes and fault aligned river valleys with deep gorges and waterfalls. Soils in the range change with altitude. At lower levels in forests, texture contrast soils are the norm. In the sub-alpine snow gum areas deep gradational soils with moderate amounts of organic matter are common.