Gibraltar Range
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 Location of the Gibraltar Range in New South Wales
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| Highest point | |
| Peak | Summit Mountain (New South Wales) |
| Elevation | 1,170 m (3,840 ft) AHD |
| Coordinates | 29°29′S 152°21′E / 29.483°S 152.350°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) ENE / NNE |
| Geography | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Range coordinates | 29°30′S 152°17′E / 29.500°S 152.283°ECoordinates: 29°30′S 152°17′E / 29.500°S 152.283°E |
| Parent range | Great Dividing Range |
The Gibraltar Range is a mountain range in the Northern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The range extends off the Great Dividing Range at Bald Nob about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east northeast of Glen Innes and trends generally east northeast and north northeast for about 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the junction of Timbarra and Clarence rivers. It forms the watershed between these two rivers.
Within the range is the Gibraltar Range National Park. Mines in the area have produced amalgamated ores of titanium, tin, gold, nickel, rhodium and iron. Recently, there have been forest fires or threats of forest fires in the Gibraltar Range.
The Gibraltar Range is located in the northeastern part of New South Wales. The mountain range is the site of the Gibraltar Range National Park, one of the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia. The mountains are found in the Clarence Valley Council area. The range is inland of Grafton. The Gwydir Highway runs through the range and its national park.
The Gibraltar Range is defined by its high ridges and steep valleys that intersect plateaus. They were created in the middle of the Palaeozoic Era. Volcanoes found in the range date to the Late Permian (Lopingian) Epoch, with granite in the range dating to the Permo-Triassic. In the range are volcanic intrusions. They can be seen in "intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks which clearly pre-date the Great Escarpment."
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