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Clyde Mountain

Coordinates:35°32′55″S149°57′4″E/ 35.54861°S 149.95111°E/-35.54861; 149.95111
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Clyde Mountain
Kings Highway,ascending Clyde Mountain, heading west towardsBraidwood.
Highest point
Elevation781 m (2,562 ft)[1]
Coordinates35°32′55″S149°57′4″E/ 35.54861°S 149.95111°E/-35.54861; 149.95111[2]
Geography
Clyde Mountain is located in New South Wales
Clyde Mountain
Clyde Mountain
Clyde Mountain is located in Australia
Clyde Mountain
Clyde Mountain
Clyde Mountain (Australia)
Parent rangeGreat Dividing Range
Climbing
Easiest routeKings Highway

Clyde Mountain,at an elevation of 874 metres (2,867 ft)AHD,is amountainin theSouthern Tablelandsregion ofNew South Wales,Australia.

Location and features

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Clyde Mountain is located in theGreat Dividing Rangewithin theMonga National Park.The mountain is approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the town ofBraidwood,approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the village ofNelligen,and approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of the main coastal centre ofBatemans Bayon theNSW South Coast.[1]

The road leading up towards the summit of Clyde Mountain is a steep, winding, 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) section of theKings Highway.It is the location of many crashes, 22% of all incidents on the Kings Highway occurring on a 40 kilometres (25 mi) stretch on and near themountain.[3]There are three safety ramps (runaway truck ramps) for trucks or heavy vehicles which lose control of their speed or suffer brake failure. Slow vehicle turnouts have been added on the Clyde Mountain descent, which allows vehicles to pass trucks in low gear.

References

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  1. ^ab"Map of Clyde Mountain, NSW".Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.Retrieved23 May2013.
  2. ^"Place Name Search: Clyde Mountain".Geoscience Australia.Commonwealth Of Australia.2010. Archived fromthe originalon 29 October 2013.Retrieved23 May2013.
  3. ^"NRMA report on southern NSW and ACT Roads"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 11 April 2008.Retrieved5 February2008.

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