Parish of Mount Stuart

Mount Stuart located at 29°30'32.0"S 142°01'08.0"E is a civil parish of Tongowoko County, on the opposite bank of the Thomson Creek from the town of Tibooburra.[3] The parish is east of Tibooburra.[4]

Mount Stuart
New South Wales
Mount Stuart
Coordinates29°25′59″S 142°00′29″E
Postcode(s)2880
Elevation183 m (600 ft)
Location
  • 1,187 km (738 mi) NW of Sydney
  • 843 km (524 mi) N of Adelaide
  • 335 km (208 mi) N of Broken Hill
LGA(s)Unincorporated Far West Region[1]
RegionChannel Country
CountyTongowoko
State electorate(s)Barwon
Federal Division(s)Parkes[2]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27.4 °C
81 °F
13.9 °C
57 °F
230.5 mm
9.1 in

The Geography, of the parish is mostly the flat, arid landscape of the Channel Country. The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).[5]

References

  1. Tibooburra has a "village council".
  2. "Profile of the electoral division of Parkes (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. "Tongowoko". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  4. Map of the County of Tongowoko: Western Division, Land District of Willyama.
  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)


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