Kunama is a rural locality in the

South West Slopes The South Western Slopes, also known as the South West Slopes, is a region predominantly in New South Wales, Australia. It covers the lower inland slopes of the Great Dividing Range, extending from north of Dunedoo through central NSW and into ...

of New South Wales, situated west of

Batlow Batlow is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, on the edge of the Great Dividing Range, 775 m above sea level. Batlow is well known for its apples. About 50 growers in the district supply 1.6 million cas ...

at an altitude of approximately . The region is largely one of apple produce.

History

The area was established in the 1850s. The Kunama branch railway, also known as Batlow line, was completed in 1923 as an extension to the

Tumut Tumut () is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Tumut River. Tumut sits on the north-west foothills of the Snowy Mountains and is located on the traditional lands of the Wiradjuri, Wolgalu ...

line, branching off at a junction close to Gilmore and was formally closed, in 1957.

Climate

Elevated by almost and

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of the ranges, Kunama experiences particularly cold and snowy winters.

References

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