Brown Mountain, at an elevation of , is the highest
mountain in the
Monaro region of
New South Wales,
Australia
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.
Location and features
Brown Mountain is located in the Kybeyan Range that is part of the
Great Dividing Range
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. The mountain is approximately from the village of
Nimmitabel
Nimmitabel is a small town in the Monaro region in southeast New South Wales, Australia, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area. At the , Nimmitabel had a population of 320.
Etymology
Nimmitabel means "the place where man ...
, approximately from the village of
Bemboka
Bemboka is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Snowy Mountains Highway, in the Bega Valley Shire local government area, south of the state capital, Sydney. At the , the Bemboka gazetted lo ...
, and approximately from the village of
Candelo.
An unsealed access road is located below the summit adjoins the
Snowy Mountains Highway.
Little Brown Mountain, located north of Bemboka, has an elevation of .
See also
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Bombala River
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Brown Mountain Power Station
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Cochrane Dam
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List of mountains of New South Wales
References
Mountains of New South Wales
Snowy Monaro Regional Council
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