Grundy Mountain or Mount Grundy, a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
of the
Great Dividing Range, is located on the
Northern Tablelands
The Northern Tablelands, also known as the New England Tableland, is a plateau and a region of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales, Australia. It includes the New England Range, the narrow highlands area of the New England regio ...
of
New South Wales
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Australia.
With an elevation of
above sea level, Grundy Mountain is situated between and in the
Mummel Gulf National Park.
The native vegetation of the mountain has mostly been cleared for farming and
pine plantations. However, there are remnant areas of
eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as e ...
forest with the rare
Purple Pepperbush. Of special note is the cool temperate
rainforest at the head of the
Tia River. It includes geographically isolated plants such as the
Southern Sassafras,
White Mountain Banksia,
Mountain Walnut and the
Black Olive Berry. A new lizard species in the genus
Lampropholis
''Lampropholis'' is a genus of skinks, Common name, commonly known as sunskinks, in the lizard subfamily Eugongylinae of the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The genus ''Lampropholis'' was previously found to belong to a clade with the Genus, ...
was discovered on Mount Grundy in 1995.
See also
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List of mountains of New South Wales
This is a list of mountains in Australia.
Highest points by state and territory
List of mountains in Australia by topographic prominence
This is a list of the top 50 mountains in Australia ranked by topographic prominence. Most of these ...
References
Grundy
Forests of New South Wales
New England (New South Wales)
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