Springrange or Spring Range is a rural locality in
Yass Valley Shire
Yass Valley Council is a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Hume and Barton Highways and the Main Southern railway line.
The Shire includes the towns, a ...
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, immediately to the north of the
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...
. It is approximately 30 kilometres north of the Australian city of
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
to the east of the
Barton Highway
Barton Highway is a highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It connects Canberra to Hume Highway at Yass, and it is part of the route from Melbourne to Canberra. It is named in honour of Sir Edmund Barton, the first Pr ...
. At the , it had a population of 498.
The highest location is Mount Spring at 889 meters above sea level. It hosts a
communications tower
Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made ...
. The main road through the locality is Spring Range Road.
References
{{Localities in Yass Valley Council
Localities in New South Wales
Yass Valley Council