Mount Boyce is a
hill
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standing approximately
AMSL
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, situated as one of the highest points on a plateau within the Explorer Range, part of the
Blue Mountains Range which is a spur off the
Great Dividing Range
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. Mount Boyce is located north of , in
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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.
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Location and features
Mount Boyce is situated close to the point where the Great Western Highway
Great Western Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia. From east to west, the highway links Sydney with Bathurst, New South Wales, Bathurst, on the state's Central Tablelands. The highway also has local road names between the ...
passes by the location of a heavy vehicle checking station.[ Approximately west of Mount Boyce, the land drops sharply in cliffs and steep slopes to the Kanimbla Valley.
Mount Boyce was named on 26 April 1923 in honour of Venerable Archdeacon Francis Bertie Boyce ]FRGS
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, FRHS, an Australian clergyman and social reformer, who was born in England
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in 1844 and died in Blackheath in 1931.[
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Climate
Mount Boyce has an oceanic climate
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with mild summers and cool to cold winters. Due to its elevation, it has a highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...
influence.
See also
* List of mountains in New South Wales
References
External links
Blackheath Weather
- Local site regarding snow and general weather in the area.
Boyce, Mount
Boyce, Mount
City of Blue Mountains
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