Mount Tate is a prominent rocky
mountain
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on the
Main Range of the
Snowy Mountains
The Snowy Mountains, known informally as "The Snowies", is an IBRA subregion in southern New South Wales, Australia, and is the tallest mountain range in mainland Australia, being part of the continent's Great Dividing Range cordillera system ...
located in southeastern
New South Wales
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Australia
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With an elevation of
above sea level
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The comb ...
,
[ Mount Tate has two ridges running north and south, named Tate West Ridge and Tate East Ridge, referring to the side of the Great Divide where they lie. It has views along the Main Range towards ]Mount Twynam
Mount Twynam is a mountain located on the Main Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The mountain is located close the border between New South Wales and Victoria.
With an elevation ...
and down to the Geehi Valley.[Geehi Bushwalking Club, (2001) 8th ed. ''Snowy Mountains Walks'', Canberra: National Capital Printing. ]
The mountain is situated approximately northeast of Guthega and southwest of Guthega Power Station.[
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See also
* Australian Alps
The Australian Alps is a mountain range in southeast Australia. It comprises an interim Australian bioregion,
* List of mountains in New South Wales
References
Snowy Mountains
Tate
Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...
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