Mount Blackwood is a

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located within the boundaries of the

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Regional Council in

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and has an elevation of 639m. It is covered in dense tropical rainforest and is home to the Mount Blackwood Holly ('' Graptophyllum ilicifolium''), a species of shrub

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to the area. It also has the

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close to the region. Also nearby mountains are Mt Jukes, Mt Ossa and Mt Brampton. Mount Blackwood is used for commercial

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transmission, such as

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, and other communications in the

district. It is also used for transmission of VHF Automatic En Route Information Service (AERIS) broadcasts for civil aviation.

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The Mount Blackwood HollyEPA report, includes Mackay region.National Airspace System (NAS) pilots guide

Blackwood Blackwood may refer to: Botany * African blackwood (''Dalbergia melanoxylon''), a timber tree of Africa * African blackwood ('' Erythrophleum africanum''), (''Peltophorum africanum'') also Rhodesian blackwood, trees from Africa * Australian blac ...

Mackay, Queensland {{NorthQueensland-geo-stub

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