Brindabella Range

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Brindabella Range
The Goodradigbee River in the Brindabella Valley

The Goodradigbee River in the Brindabella Valley

Highest peak Bimberi Peak ( 1913  m )
location New South Wales , Australian Capital Territory ( Australia )
part of Snowy Mountains
Brindabella Range (New South Wales)
Brindabella Range
Coordinates 35 ° 33 ′  S , 148 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 33 ′  S , 148 ° 46 ′  E
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The Brindabella Range (also known as The Brindabellas ) is a mountain range in Australia that extends over the territory of the state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory . It is located west of the capital Canberra and forms part of the Snowy Mountains . Parts of the Namadgi National Park , the Bimberi Nature Reserve and the Brindabella National Park are also included. The Goodradigbee River flows through the Brindabella Valley in the middle of the mountain range .

Geography and geology

The Brindabella Range forms the northern end of the bioregion of the Australian Alps and the dividing line between the South Eastern Highlands and the Riverina . Mount Coree (1421 m) rises on the northern edge of the mountain range , about 34 kilometers west-northwest of downtown Canberra . From there, it extends generally south to the eastern watershed of the Murrumbidgee River , following the western border of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) with New South Wales. The southernmost point of the mountain range is at Bimberi Gap. The Brindabella Range runs roughly parallel to the following mountain ranges: Bag Range, Baldy Range, Codge Ridge, Dingi Dingi Ridge and Webbs Ridge. To the south of it left the Scabby Range and the Bimberi Range.

Geologically , the mountain range includes twisted granites and metamorphic rocks from the Paleozoic . There are also small areas of tertiary basalt with covered river gravels and lake sediments. The typical features of the mountain range include plateaus with low relief and steep edges and slopes, as well as the faults along oriented river valleys with deep gorges and waterfalls. The soils in the area of ​​the mountain range change with altitude. At lower levels in forests, soils with texture contrast predominate. In the subalpine areas covered with snow eucalyptus , deep gradient soils with moderate amounts of organic matter are common.

The highest peaks of the mountain range are Bimberi Peak (1913 m), Mount Gingera (1859 m), Mount Ginni (1765 m), Mount Franklin (1646 m) and Mount Aggie (1496 m).

biology

The vegetation changes depending on altitude, exposure , cold air flow and soil saturation. Lower elevations with dry exposure are overgrown with various eucalyptuses such as Stringybark, White Gum, Peppermint , Candlebark and Brittle Gum. Alpine ash , mountain gum , peppermint eucalyptus , manna gum and brown barrel grow in damp places , while tree ferns , acacias and sassafras can be found in ravines . Alpine ash and mountain gum dominate at altitudes between 1000 and 1500 meters, snow gum , heather plants , grasslands and bogs between 1500 and 1800 meters . Common types are panicle grasses , butterflies , kunzea and mountain pepper . Above the tree line of 1800 meters alpine herb plants can be found to find not widely grown.

history

Before the European settlement, the mountain range was settled by the Aboriginal tribes of the Ngunnawal , Walgalu and Djimantan . European sheep farmers first settled in the Brindabella Valley west of the mountain range in the 1830s when they set up an outstation for the Yarralumla farm. The first land allocation took place in 1849. Gold was found in 1860, but was not mined until the mid-1880s. The Brindabella Gold Mining Company, founded in 1887, operated until 1910. Today the area is used for agriculture by various smaller livestock farms. One of these is the Brindabella Station , where the Australian writer Miles Franklin spent her childhood. The autobiographical work Childhood at Brindabella tells of her experiences there .

etymology

The name Brindabella is said to mean "two kangaroo rats" in the local Aboriginal language . However, another source states that “Brindy brindy” is a local term for water flowing over rocks. The addition "bella" was added by the Europeans, synonymous with "bella vista" ("beautiful view").

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Map of Brindabella Range, NSW. Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  2. ^ Place names - foundation spatial data. Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b The sub-region of the Australian Alps Bioregion. (PDF, 3.6 MB) In: Bioregions of New South Wales. New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, p. 222 , accessed February 23, 2020 .
  4. ^ Bimberi Peak. peakbagger.com, 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Mount Gingera. peakbagger.com, 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Mount Ginni. peakbagger.com, 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Mount Franklin. peakbagger.com, 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Mount Aggie. peakbagger.com, 2020, accessed on February 23, 2020 .
  9. ↑ a b Brindabella. The Sydney Morning Herald , February 8, 2004, accessed February 23, 2020 .
  10. ^ Ian Grigg: Brindabella Blues. Gold Net Australia Online Magazine, 1999, accessed February 23, 2020 .