Careys Peak

View from Careys Peak

Highest point
Elevation| 1,544 m (5,066 ft)
Coordinates| 32°03.041′S 151°27.558′E﻿ / ﻿32.050683°S 151.459300°E﻿ / -32.050683; 151.459300
Geography

Careys Peak

Location in New South Wales

Location| Barrington Tops National Park,
New South Wales, Australia
Parent range| Williams Range, Mount Royal Range
Geology
Age of rock| Eocene
Mountain type| Alkali Gabbro

Careys Peak is a peak in the Williams Range, part of the Mount Royal Range, located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. At 1,544 metres (5,066 ft) above sea level, it is one of the higher points in Barrington Tops National Park,[1] some 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Sydney. The peak is at the edge of the Barrington Tops plateau, within the declared wilderness of the World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.

Wilderness streams, such as the Allyn River and Williams River rise nearby. On a clear day, the higher peaks of the Blue Mountains may be seen. And looking south east, the sands of Stockton Beach on the coast may be viewed. The scenic appeal of the area is well regarded. Particularly the large dark stands of rainforest and snow gum wilderness.[2] Careys Peak is a popular camping and bushwalking destination.[3] Many years ago, a skiing slope was cleared behind Careys Peak. It has since disappeared in natural bush re-growth.[4][5]

## Name[edit]

Carey’s Peak is named after a local drover.[6] In 1839, 500 cattle were herded to Barrington Tops during a drought, but it snowed for 21 days that winter. All of the cattle died and the drover’s tents were blown away, so Carey suggested using the cattle hides to build a shelter.[7]

## Geology[edit]

The geology of the area includes Alkali Gabbro, a type of igneous rock. Careys Peak was a vent of the Barrington Volcano. During the Eocene Period, a large basalt flow covered most of the nearby plateau. Below are older Permian Granodiorites and Devonian-Carboniferous sedimentary rocks, such as mudstones, siltstones, minor conglomerates and limestones.[2][8]

## Flora[edit]

campsite and the historic 1934 hut, with Snow Gums at Careys Peak

The surrounding area is heavily forested. Sub alpine woodland grows on the plateau. On the escarpment, Cool temperate rainforest is dominated by the Antarctic beech. Other interesting plants nearby include the snow gum, southern sassafras and broad-leaved pepperbush.[2][9] A two pronged landslip occurred in the rainforest at Careys Peak in 1978. This area is now slowly being naturally re-vegetated, initially by non-rainforest species. It is expected to return to the original Antarctic beech rainforest.[10]

## Fauna[edit]

Animals in the area include wombats, eastern quoll, pademelons, eastern grey kangaroos and swamp wallabies. Lyrebirds may be seen in the undergrowth, and yellow-tailed black cockatoos are common overhead.[11]

## See also[edit]

* New South Wales portal
* Mountains portal

* List of mountains in New South Wales

## References[edit]

1. ^ Barrington Tops State Forests - map published by the Forestry Commission of New South Wales, 1980s
2. ^ a b c Adam, Paul (1987). New South Wales Rainforests - The Nomination for the World Heritage List. National Parks & Wildlife Service of NSW. pp. 78, 122. ISBN 0-7305-2075-7.
3. ^ "Barrington Tops National Park - lookouts & scenery". Office of Environment & Heritage. NSW Government. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
4. ^ Caroyln, Swanson. "A walk on the wild side". Financial Review. Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
5. ^ "Forums - Snow Talk". Ski.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
6. ^ SCANLON, MIKE (10 June 2016). "A loved place to stay". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
7. ^ SCANLON, MIKE (10 June 2016). "A loved place to stay". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
8. ^ Robert Wallace Johnson; Jan Knutson; Stuart Ross Taylor (1989). Intraplate Volcanism: In Eastern Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press. p. 123\. ISBN 978-0-521-38083-6.
9. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne - Careys Peak Atherosperma in their collection
10. ^ Floyd, Alexander G. (1990). Australian Rainforests in New South Wales. Vol. 2\. Chipping Norton, Australia: Surrey Beatty & Sons. p. 83\. ISBN 0-949324-32-9. (other publication details, included in citation)
11. ^ "Barrington Tops". Top Spots. Retrieved 30 May 2012.[permanent dead link]

* v
* t
* e

Mountains in New South Wales, Australia

Coastal mountain ranges
(not part of the
Great Dividing Range)|

| Mid North Coast|

* Middle Brother (554 m or 1,818 ft)
* South Brother (487 m or 1,598 ft)
* North Brother (476 m or 1,562 ft)

|

Allyn, Barrington
& Mount Royal|

* Brumlow Tops (1,586 m or 5,203 ft)
* Polblue (1,575 m or 5,167 ft)
* Barrington (1,555 m or 5,102 ft)
* Careys Peak (1,544 m or 5,066 ft)
* Eremeren Point (1,537 m or 5,043 ft)
* Royal (1,185 m or 3,888 ft)
* Allyn (1,125 m or 3,691 ft)
* Cabrebald (1,000 m or 3,281 ft)
* Ben Bullen
* Gunama
* Lumeah

Gibraltar and Sugarloaf|

* Summit (1,170 m or 3,839 ft)
* Sugarloaf (412 m or 1,352 ft)
* Bulahdelah
* Manning

Blue Mountains|

* Coricudgy (1,255 m or 4,117 ft)
* unnamed peak (1,189 m or 3,901 ft)
* Pomany (1,109 m or 3,638 ft)
* Piddington (1,094 m or 3,589 ft)
* Boyce (1,093 m or 3,586 ft)
* York (1,061 m or 3,481 ft)
* Victoria (1,059 m or 3,474 ft)
* Banks (1,049 m or 3,442 ft)
* Tomah (1,016 m or 3,333 ft)
* Wilson (1,008 m or 3,307 ft)
* Kings Tableland (1,000 m or 3,281 ft)
* Narrow Neck Plateau (1,000 m or 3,281 ft)
* Bell (998 m or 3,274 ft)
* Castle Cliff (986 m or 3,235 ft)
* Solitary (950 m or 3,117 ft)
* Hay (944 m or 3,097 ft)
* Podgers (890 m or 2,920 ft)
* Irvine (850 m or 2,789 ft)
* Debert (840 m or 2,756 ft)
* Camp Cave (800 m or 2,625 ft)
* Warrigal (760 m or 2,493 ft)
* Notts (750 m or 2,461 ft)
* Harris (736 m or 2,415 ft)
* Centre (620 m or 2,034 ft)
* Hall (617 m or 2,024 ft)
* Gibson (608 m or 1,995 ft)
* Scorpion (558 m or 1,831 ft)
* Linda Rock (599 m or 1,965 ft)
* Cookem (569 m or 1,867 ft)
* Gospers
* Bedford
* Cameron
* Coriaday
* Erskine
* Mistake
* Monundilla
* Whaite
* Wirraba
* Pearces
* Wedding Cake

Illawarra|

* Bells (803 m or 2,635 ft)
* Knights Hill (709 m or 2,326 ft)
* Noorinan (663 m or 2,175 ft)
* Saddleback (600 m or 1,969 ft)
* Wanyambilli Hill (564 m or 1,850 ft)
* Kembla (534 m or 1,752 ft)
* Burelli (531 m or 1,742 ft)
* Kembla West (512 m or 1,680 ft)
* Brisbane (469 m or 1,539 ft)
* Keira (464 m or 1,522 ft)
* Warra (464 m or 1,522 ft)
* Brokers Nose (440 m or 1,444 ft)
* Nebo (252 m or 827 ft)

The Budawangs|

* Budawang (1,129 m or 3,704 ft)
* Currockbilly (1,087 m or 3,566 ft)
* Wog Wog (893 m or 2,930 ft)
* Cole (876 m or 2,874 ft)
* Sturgiss (858 m or 2,815 ft)
* Fosters (857 m or 2,812 ft)
* Barneys Hill (855 m or 2,805 ft)
* The Castle (831 m or 2,726 ft)
* Shrouded Gods (809 m or 2,654 ft)
* Donjon (786 m or 2,579 ft)
* Clyde (781 m or 2,562 ft)
* Quiltys (775 m or 2,543 ft)
* Wirritin (674 m or 2,211 ft)
* Pigeon House / Didthul (720 m or 2,362 ft)
* Bushwalker (640 m or 2,100 ft)
* Byangee (500 m or 1,640 ft)
* Coolangatta
* Tarn

Great Dividing Range|

| Tweed|

* Warning (1,156 m or 3,793 ft)
* Bar (1,130 m or 3,707 ft)
* Glenugie (316 m or 1,037 ft)
* Chincogan (260 m or 853 ft)
* Gladstone
* Goobergooberyam
* Moombil

|

McPherson and Nightcap|

* Barney (1,359 m or 4,459 ft)
* Burrell 933 m or 3,061 ft)
* Neville (919 m or 3,015 ft)
* Nardi (812 m or 2,664 ft)
* Matheson (804 m or 2,638 ft)
* Peates (604 m or 1,982 ft)

Mid North Coast|

* Banda Banda (1,258 m or 4,127 ft)

Nandewar|

* Kaputar (1,489 m or 4,885 ft)
* Dowe (1,457 m or 4,780 ft)
* Mount Coryah (1,409 m or 4,623 ft)
* Lindesay (1,373 m or 4,505 ft)
* Grattai (1,301 m or 4,268 ft)
* Bushy (1,260 m or 4,134 ft)
* Round (1,250 m or 4,101 ft)
* Yulludunida (1,225 m or 4,019 ft)
* Castle Top (1,120 m or 3,675 ft)
* Gins (1,120 m or 3,675 ft)
* Ningadhun (1,013 m or 3,323 ft)

Liverpool and Watagan|

* unnamed (1,300 m or 4,265 ft)
* Pandoras Pass (788 m or 2,585 ft)
* Warrawolong (641 m or 2,103 ft)

New England and Moonbi|

* Round (1,585 m or 5,200 ft)
* Point Lookout (1,564 m or 5,131 ft)
* Ben Lomond (1,512 m or 4,961 ft)
* Grundy (1,463 m or 4,800 ft)
* Barren (1,437 m or 4,715 ft)
* Hyland (1,434 m or 4,705 ft)
* Duval (1,393 m or 4,570 ft)
* Black Jack (1,300 m or 4,265 ft)
* Gulligal (1,230 m or 4,035 ft)
* Oaky (1,070 m or 3,510 ft)
* Cooee (1,020 m or 3,346 ft)
* Flaggy (984 m or 3,228 ft)
* Big Billy (884 m or 2,900 ft)
* Dorrigo (762 m or 2,500 ft)
* Burning (520 m or 1,706 ft)
* Yarrowyck

Central Tablelands|

* Canobolas (1,395 m or 4,577 ft)
* Shooters Hill (1,394 m or 4,573 ft)
* Bindo (1,363 m or 4,472 ft)
* Trickett (1,362 m or 4,469 ft)
* Blaxland (901 m or 2,956 ft)
* Hopeless (1,056 m or 3,465 ft)

The Brindabellas and Scabby|

* Bimberi (1,913 m or 6,276 ft)
* Gingera (1,857 m or 6,093 ft)
* Kelly (1,829 m or 6,001 ft)
* Ginini (1,762 m or 5,781 ft)
* Franklin (1,646 m or 5,400 ft)
* Aggie (1,421 m or 4,662 ft)
* Coree (1,421 m or 4,662 ft)
* Bramina (1,392 m or 4,567 ft)
* Bulls Head (1,375 m or 4,511 ft)
* Black Bottle (1,356 m or 4,449 ft)
* Lickhole (1,188 m or 3,898 ft)
* Brindabella (972 m or 3,189 ft)

Monaro|

* Big Badja (1,363 m or 4,472 ft)
* Brown (1,243 m or 4,078 ft)
* Gibraltar (Bungendore) (887 m or 2,910 ft)
* Gibraltar Hill

Snowies|

| Main|

* Kosciuszko (2,228 m or 7,310 ft)
* Townsend (2,209 m or 7,247 ft)
* unnamed peak on Etheridge Ridge (2,180 m or 7,152 ft)
* Alice Rawson Peak (2,160 m or 7,087 ft)
* Byatts Camp (2,159 m or 7,083 ft)
* Carruthers (2,145 m or 7,037 ft)
* Abbott Peak (2,145 m or 7,037 ft)
* Mount Northcote (2,131 m or 6,991 ft)
* Muellers Peak (2,120 m or 6,955 ft)
* Clark (2,100 m or 6,890 ft)
* Lee (2,100 m or 6,890 ft)
* Gungartan (2,068 m or 6,785 ft)
* Tate (2,068 m or 6,785 ft)
* Jagungal (2,061 m or 6,762 ft)
* Perisher (2,054 m or 6,739 ft)
* Stilwell (2,040 m or 6,693 ft)
* Watsons Crags (2,020 m or 6,627 ft)
* Back Perisher (2,014 m or 6,608 ft)
* Anton (2,000 m or 6,562 ft)
* Anderson (1,997 m or 6,552 ft)
* Blue Cow (1,994 m or 6,542 ft)
* The Granite Peaks (1,980 m or 6,496 ft)
* Dicky Cooper Bogong (1,980 m or 6,496 ft)
* Gills Knobs (1,940 m or 6,365 ft)
* Guthega Peak (1,924 m or 6,312 ft)
* Blue Calf (1,905 m or 6,250 ft)
* Sentinel (1,900 m or 6,234 ft)
* Mount Piper (1,830 m or 6,004 ft)
* Round (1,756 m or 5,761 ft)

|

Ramshead|

* Rams Head (2,190 m or 7,185 ft)
* Twynam (2,178 m or 7,146 ft)
* Rams Head North (2,177 m or 7,142 ft)
* Little Twynam (2,120 m or 6,955 ft)

Other mountains in the GDR|

* Yengo (668 m or 2,192 ft)

Inland mountain ranges|

| Barrier|

* Lewis Peak (297 m or 974 ft)

|

Warrumbungles|

* Exmouth (1,206 m or 3,957 ft)
* Woorut (1,165 m or 3,822 ft)
* Needle

Other inland mountains|

* Grenfell
* Gibralter Hill

Island mountain ranges|

| Lord Howe|

* Gower (875 m or 2,871 ft)
* Lidgbird (777 m or 2,549 ft)

|

Mountains not within
a specific range|

* Gibraltar (863 m or 2,831 ft)
* Gulaga (806 m or 2,644 ft)
* Ulandra (761 m or 2,497 ft)
* Tilga (329 m or 1,079 ft)
* Oxley (307 m or 1,007 ft)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template