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Mount Boyce
Mount Boyce is a hill standing approximately 1093 m AMSL, situated as one of the highest points on a plateau within the Explorer Range, part of the Blue Mountains Range which is a spur off the Great Dividing Range. Mount Boyce is located 2 km north of, in New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
Mount Boyce is situated close to the point where the Great Western Highway passes by the location of a heavy vehicle checking station. Approximately 300 m west of Mount Boyce, the land drops sharply in cliffs and steep slopes to the Kanimbla Valley. Mount Boyce was named on 26 April 1923 in honour of Venerable Archdeacon Francis Bertie Boyce FRGS, FRHS, an Australian clergyman and social reformer, who was born in England in 1844 and died in Blackheath in 1931.
Climate
Mount Boyce has an oceanic climate with mild summers and cool winters. Due to its elevation, it has a highland influence.
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