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
Tweed Volcano is a partially eroded Early Miocene shield volcano located in northeastern New South Wales, which formed when this region of Australia passed over the East Australia hotspot around 23 million years ago. Mount Warning, Lamingt ...
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 Sce ...
of the
Great Dividing Range, located in northern
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
, near the southeastern border of
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, 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, Queensland, Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border ...
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 nor ...
with the
Nightcap Range 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
The Border Ranges National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. A small portion of the national park is also located in South East Queensland. The park is situated approxi ...
, part of the
Gondwana Rainforests of Australia 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,
Oxley River and
Rous River, 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 Queens ...
.
See also
*
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
Tweed Heads, New South Wales
Great Dividing Range
{{NorthernRivers-geo-stub