The Mount Royal Range is a mountain range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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. Prominent peaks in the range include Mount Polblue (1575 metres), Brumlow Tops (1586 metres), Gulph Mountain, Gog and Magog, The Pinnacle, Paddys Ridge, Mount William, Mount Paterson, Mount Allyn, Mount Royal (1185 metres), Mount Toonumbue, the Belgrave Pinnacle, Mirannie Mountain, Mount George, Hudsons Peak, Mount Johnstone. The range is named after Mount Royal, one of its prominent peaks.

The Mount Royal Range is a spur on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range

Great Dividing Range

The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through...

. It diverges from the Liverpool Range

Liverpool Range

The Liverpool Range is a mountain range and a lava-field province in New South Wales, Australia.The Liverpool Range starts from the volcanic plateau known as the Barrington Tops and runs for about 100 km westwards, forming the northern boundary of the Hunter Valley district...

 at a point north of Scone, New South Wales

Scone, New South Wales

Scone is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Scone had a population of 4,624 people. It is located on the New England Highway north of Muswellbrook about 270 kilometres north of Sydney, and is part of the Hunter and Upper...

, and generally forms the divide between the Hunter River

Hunter River

The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter River rises in the Liverpool Range and flows generally south and then east, reaching the Pacific Ocean at Newcastle, the second largest city in New South Wales and a major port....

 and Manning River

Manning River

The Manning River is a river in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia that flows through the Manning Valley. It is one of Australia's few large river systems not to be dammed for water supply purposes anywhere along its catchment...

 drainage basins (both of which drain to the east coast of New South Wales).

To provide water for the Bayswater Power Station

Bayswater Power Station, New South Wales

Bayswater Power Station is located from Muswellbrook, and from Singleton in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Bayswater shares the title of being Australia's largest power station with Eraring Power Station. It is coal powered with four steam driven turbo alternators with a...

, the Barnard River Scheme

Barnard River Scheme

The Barnard River Scheme is an inter-basin water transfer system in New South Wales, which can transfer water from the Barnard River in the upper Manning River catchment over the Mount Royal Range into the Hunter River....

 was constructed in the 1980s so water could be transported over the range into the Hunter River.

The Mount Royal range forms the northern rim of the Hunter Valley

Hunter Valley

The Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...

. The Barrington Tops, an elevated plateau at the headwaters of the Barrington River

Barrington River (Australia)

The Barrington River originates within the Barrington Tops National Park, approximately 200 km north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It is popular with canoers due to its sections of white water and attractive scenery.-References:...

, are part of the Mount Royal Range. The World Heritage listed Barrington Tops National Park

Barrington Tops National Park

Barrington Tops is a National Park in the Hunter Valley, approximately north of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The nearest towns are Scone, Singleton, Dungog, Gloucester and East Gresford....

includes this area.