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The Tweed Range is a
mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
which is the western extension of the Tweed Volcano caldera rim, part of the
Scenic Rim The Scenic Rim is a group of forested mountain ranges of the Great Dividing Range, located south of Brisbane agglomeration, straddling the border between south-eastern Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. In 2021, the S ...
of the Great Dividing Range, located in northern
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, near the southeastern border of
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, in Australia.


Location and features

The range marks the southern extent of the Scenic Rim. The Bar Mountain massif is the highest point on the range, rising to above sea level. To the west lies
McPherson Range The McPherson Range is an extensive mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border between the states of N ...
and Levers Plateau, in the north is the
Lamington Plateau The Lamington National Park is a national park, lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border in Australia. From Southport on the Gold Coast the park is to the southwest and Brisbane is north. T ...
with the
Nightcap Range The Nightcap Range is a mountain range located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, in the area between Lismore and the New South Wales-Queensland border. It includes Mount Burrell and Mount Nardi as well as containing th ...
extending around the southern parts of the caldera rim, south east of the Tweed Range. Most of the range is covered by rainforest and protected within the Border Ranges National Park, part of the
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, formerly known as the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves, are the most extensive area of subtropical rainforest in the world. Collectively, the rainforests are a World Heritage Site with fifty separate res ...
and Mebbin State Forest. The long Tweed Range Scenic Drive is a road through the park and along the range that provides access to lookouts over the Tweed Valley, including The Pinnacle Lookout and Blackbutts Lookout. In the east, the catchments of
Byrrill Creek The Byrrill Creek is a perennial stream located in Northern Rivers region in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is the namesake of the locality of the same name. Course and features Byrrill Creek rises below Bar Mountain on the easte ...
,
Oxley River Oxley River, a perennial river of the Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Formed by the confluence of the Hopping Dicks Creek and Tyalgum Creek, Oxley River rises ...
and
Rous River Rous River, a perennial river of the Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Rous River rises below Mount Hobwee on the southern slopes of the McPherson Range, near Nu ...
, tributaries of the Tweed River drain the steep valley slopes. In the west, a series of creeks, among them Brindle Creek, flow into the
Richmond River The Richmond River is a river situated in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features The river rises at the northern end of the Richmond Range, near its junction with the McPherson Range, on the Queensl ...
.


See also

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List of mountains in Australia 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

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