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{{Short description|Mountain range located in Australia}}
{{distinguish|Brindabella National Park|Brindabella Valley}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name              = Brindabella Range
| other_name        = The Brindabellas
| photo             = Mount Ginini - Namadgi National Park - 2.jpg
| photo_alt         = 
| photo_caption     = [[Mount Gingera]], part of the Brindabellas, in the [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]].
<!-- Geography -->
| country_type      = <!-- Alternative label for country eg use "Continent" for ranges in Antarctica -->
| country           = [[Australia]]
| subdivision2_type = [[States and territories of Australia|State/territory]]
| subdivision2      = {{hlist|[[New South Wales]]|[[Australian Capital Territory]]}}
| highest           = Bimberi Peak
| highest_location  = 
| elevation_m       = 1913
| elevation_system  = {{AHD}}
| elevation_ref     =<ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger|pid= 11592|name=Bimberi Peak, Australian Capital Territory|access-date= 2 March 2014}}</ref>
<!-- Coordinates of the highest point -->
| coordinates       = {{coord|35|35|39|S|148|47|21|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline}}
<!-- Range -->
| length_km         = 100
| width_km          = 5
| area_km2          = 
| length_orientation= N-S
| width_orientation = E-W
| length_ref        = 
| width_ref         = 
| area_ref          = 
<!-- Overall coordinates for the range; usually the center of the range -->
| range_coordinates = {{coord|35|33|S|148|46|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| map               = Australia Australian Capital Territory
| map_alt           = 
| map_caption       = Location of the Brindabella Range on the [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]]/[[New South Wales|NSW]] border
| map_relief        =
}}

The '''Brindabella Range''', commonly called '''The Brindabellas''' or '''The Brindies''', is a [[mountain range]] located in Australia, on a [[States and territories of Australia|state and territory]] border of [[New South Wales]] and the [[Australian Capital Territory]] (ACT).<ref>{{cite report|title=Bimberi Nature Reserve - plan of management|publisher=New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parks/pomfinalbimberi.pdf|format=PDF|page=3|access-date=6 December 2010}}</ref> The range rises to the west of [[Canberra]], the capital city of Australia, and includes the [[Namadgi National Park]] in the ACT and the [[Bimberi Nature Reserve]] and [[Brindabella National Park]] in New South Wales. The Brindabellas are visible to the west of Canberra and form an important part of the city's landscape.

==Location and features==
The Brindabella Range is located in the northern tip of the [[Australian Alps]] [[Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia|bioregion]], marking the dividing line with the southern tip of the [[South Eastern Highlands]] bioregion and the eastern limits of the [[Riverina]]. The northern point of the range is [[Mount Coree]], situated {{convert|34|km}} west-northwest of Canberra. From this point the range heads generally south, towards the eastern watershed of the [[Murrumbidgee River]], in a line that marks the western edge of the ACT border with NSW. The most southern point of the range is at Bimberi Gap on the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border. The range is located adjacent to the Bag Range, Baldy Range, Codys Ridge, Dingi Dingi Ridge and Webbs Ridge.<ref name=bonzle>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&p=12296&cmd=sp |title=Map of Brindabella Range, NSW |work=Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia |access-date=4 April 2014 }}</ref> [[Scabby Range]] and Bimberi Range lie to the south.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://placenames.fsdf.org.au/|title=Place Names Australian Foundation Data}}</ref>

The [[geology]] of the range comprises block-faulted [[granite]]s and [[Paleozoic|Palaeozoic]] [[metamorphic rock]]s. There are small areas of [[Tertiary period|Tertiary]] [[basalt]] with buried river gravels and lake sediments. The typical characteristics of the range include low-relief high plains with steep margins and slopes and fault aligned river valleys with deep gorges and waterfalls. Soils in the range change with altitude. At lower levels in forests, texture contrast soils are the norm. In the sub-alpine snow gum areas deep gradational soils with moderate amounts of organic matter are common.<ref name=alps>{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/nature/australianAlps.pdf |format=PDF |title=The Bioregions of New South Wales – their biodiversity, conservation and history - Chapter 10. The sub-region of the Australian Alps Bioregion |publisher=[[Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales)|Department of the Environment]] |access-date=4 April 2014 |page=222 }}</ref>

Vegetation changes with altitude, aspect, cold air drainage and soil saturation. Tablelands (sites of lower elevations, less than 1,100m) with dry aspects carry red stringybark (''[[Eucalyptus macrorhyncha]]''), white gum (''[[Eucalyptus rossii|E. rossii]]''), broad-leaved peppermint (''[[Eucalyptus dives|E. dives]]''), candlebark (''[[Eucalyptus rubida|E. rubida]]'') and brittle gum (''[[Eucalyptus mannifera|E. mannifera]]''). Moist sites have alpine ash (''[[Eucalyptus delegatensis|E. delegatensis]]''), mountain gum (''[[Eucalyptus dalrympleana|E. dalrympeana]]''), narrow-leaved peppermint (''[[Eucalyptus radiata|E. radiata)]]'', manna gum (''[[Eucalyptus viminalis|E. viminalis]]'') and brown barrel (''[[Eucalyptus fastigata|E. fastigata]]''), with soft tree ferns (''[[Dicksonia antarctica]]''), blackwood (''[[Acacia melanoxylon]]''), southern sassafras (''[[Atherosperma|Atherosperma moschatum]]'') and hazel pomaderris (''[[Pomaderris aspera]]''). Between {{convert|1000|-|1500|m}} alpine ash and mountain gum dominate and abruptly change to sub-alpine snow gum woodlands, heath, grasslands and bogs between {{convert|1500|-|1800|m}}. Common species include snow grasses, leafy bossiaea, yellow kunzea, alpine pepper and sphagnum bogs, with candle heath and swamp heath. Alpine herbfield and rare feldmark communities are found above the tree line at {{convert|1800|m}}. Common species include prickly snow grass, alpine wallaby grass, silver snow daisy, ribbony grass, white purslane, eyebrights, gentians and buttercups. Most alpine species have a limited range.<ref name=alps/>

===Peaks===
The highest mountain within the range is [[Bimberi Peak]] at {{convert|1,913|m|ft}},<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mount Bimberi|url=https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/australian-capital-territory/mount-bimberi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705111715/https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/australian-capital-territory/mount-bimberi |archive-date=5 July 2020 }}</ref>  [[Mount Gingera]] at {{convert|1857|m}},<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=11591|name=Mount Gingera, Australia|access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> [[Mount Ginini]] at {{convert|1762|m}},<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=11589|name=Mount Ginini, Australia|access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> [[Mount Franklin (Australian Capital Territory)|Mount Franklin]] at {{convert|1646|m}},<ref name=peak>{{cite peakbagger|pid=11588|name=Mount Franklin, Australia|access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> Mount Aggie at {{convert|1421|m}},<ref name=bonzle/> [[Mount Coree]] at {{convert|1421|m}},<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=23810|name=Mount Coree, Australia|access-date=11 October 2013}}</ref> Mount Bramina at {{convert|1392|m}}, Bulls Head at {{convert|1375|m}}, Black Bottle Mountain at {{convert|1356|m}}, Mount Lickhole at {{convert|1188|m}}, and Brindabella Mountain at {{convert|972|m}}.<ref name=bonzle/>

===Nature reserves and national parks===
The range straddles both the Brindabella National Park and Kosciuszko National Park, within New South Wales, and the Namadgi National Park, within the ACT and covers an area of {{convert|213.6|km2}}.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} The [[Brindabella Valley]], in the middle of the range, is {{convert|40|km}} south-west of Canberra and {{convert|350|km}} from [[Sydney]]. The valley is on the edge of the [[Snowy Mountains]] and the [[Goodradigbee River]] flows through the valley.

==History==
The [[traditional owner|traditional custodians]] of the area now known as the Brindabella Range are the [[Ngunnawal people|Ngunnawal]], [[Walgalu]] and [[Djimantan]], all [[Aboriginal Australian]] peoples.

The [[Brindabella Valley]], located in New South Wales to the west of the range, was first settled by Europeans as a [[Station (Australian agriculture)#Outstations|stock outstation]] for the [[Government House, Canberra|Yarralumla]] station in the 1830s, with the first land grant made in 1849.<ref name="SMH" /> Gold was found in 1860 and mined from the 1880s. In 1887 the Brindabella Gold Mining Company was formed and mining continued until 1910.<ref>{{cite web |author=Grigg, Ian |url=http://www.gold-net.com.au/archivemagazines/nov99/10728015.htm#9 |title=Brindabella Blues |work=Gold Net Australia Online |location={{SAcity|Kent Town}}, [[South Australia]] |date=November 1999 |access-date=5 April 2014}}</ref>  The valley is now an agricultural area and consists of a number of small cattle farms including the heritage-listed [[Brindabella Station]], the childhood home of [[Miles Franklin]], an early 20th-century Australian author, who wrote an autobiographical work, ''Childhood at Brindabella'', which told of her early life in the valley.<ref name="SMH">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Brindabella/2005/02/17/1108500192876.html|title=Brindabella|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=8 February 2004|access-date=18 January 2010}}</ref>

===Etymology===
The name ''brindabella'' is said to mean "two kangaroo rats" in one of the local [[Aboriginal Australian languages|Aboriginal language]]. However, another account states that "Brindy brindy" was a local term meaning water running over rocks and ''bella'' was added by the Europeans from the Italian ''bella vista'', meaning "beautiful view".{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

==Snow country==
[[File:Canberra from Mt Ainslie.jpg|thumb|800px|centre|The city of [[Canberra]] looking towards the Brindabella Range.]]
The most northerly ski fields in Australia are located in the Brindabella Range and include the Namadgi National Park in the ACT and Bimberi Nature Reserve and Brindabella National Park in New South Wales. The highest mountain in the ACT is Bimberi Peak, which lies above the treeline at {{convert|1912|m}}, at the northern edge of the Snowy Mountains.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/landforms/highest-mountains.html |title=Highest Mountains |work=[[Geoscience Australia]] |publisher=Australian Government |year=2011 |access-date=5 April 2014 }}</ref>

A ski chalet was constructed at Mount Franklin in 1938 to service the Canberra Alpine Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australianalps.environment.gov.au/parks/bimberi.html |title=Bimberi Nature Reserve |work=Australian Alps National Parks |publisher=Australian Government |year=2013 |access-date=19 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328132956/http://www.australianalps.environment.gov.au/parks/bimberi.html |archive-date=28 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ski runs were cleared and ski tows were improvised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cac.org.au/wotzon.htm#OpenDay |title=Mt Franklin Open Day |work=What's On for Members |publisher=Canberra Alpine Club |access-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125020249/http://www.cac.org.au/wotzon.htm#OpenDay#OpenDay |archive-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The chalet later operated as a museum before being destroyed in the [[2003 Canberra bushfires]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cac.org.au/history.htm |title=Canberra Alpine Club history |publisher=Canberra Alpine Club |access-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125015838/http://cac.org.au/history.htm# |archive-date=25 January 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> A new shelter designed and built by University of Adelaide students opened in 2008. Today, cross country skiing is possible in the area, when conditions allow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australianalps.environment.gov.au/parks/namadgi.html |title=Namadgi National Park |work=Australian Alps National Parks |publisher=Australian Government |year=2013 }}</ref> Cross Country skiing is also practised at Mount Gingera, which rises above the city of Canberra to an elevation of {{convert|1857|m}}, and is the most prominent snow-covered peak above the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australia.com/destinations/icons/namadgi.aspx |title=Namadgi National Park |work=Holiday in Australia |publisher=[[Tourism Australia]] |year=2014 |access-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221221947/http://www.australia.com/destinations/icons/namadgi.aspx# |archive-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/di/1999-111/current/pdf/1999-111.pdf |format=PDF |title=Instrument No. 111 of 1999 |work=Public Place Names Act 1989 |publisher=[[Government of the Australian Capital Territory|ACT Government]] |year=1999 |access-date=5 April 2014 }}</ref>

Snow play is available at Corin Forest, near Canberra, at an elevation of {{convert|1200|m}}. A development plan was drafted following the 2003 bushfires which would see three {{convert|600|m}} chairlifts installed together with [[snowmaking]] facilities and accommodation at this site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.corin.com.au/futurePlans.htm |title=Future Plans|access-date=25 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912180014/http://www.corin.com.au/futurePlans.htm |archive-date=12 September 2009 }}</ref>

==Climate==
The Brindabellas have a [[oceanic climate#subtropical highland variety (Cfb, Cwb)|subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] Cfb) at lower elevations.<ref>{{cite web |last = Beck |first = Hylke E |last2 = McVicar |first2 = Tim R |last3 = Vergopolan |first3 = Noemi |last4 = Berg |first4 = Alexis |last5 = Lutsko |first5 = Nicholas J |last6 = Dufour |first6 = Ambroise |last7 = Zeng |first7 = Zhenzhong |last8 = Jiang |first8 = Xin |last9 = van Dijk |first9 = Albert I J M|last10 = Miralles |first10 = Diego G |display-authors = 3 |date = October 23, 2023 |title = High-resolution (1 km) Köppen-Geiger maps for 1901–2099 based on constrained CMIP6 projections |url = https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6 |publisher = [[Nature (journal)|Nature]] |access-date = July 20, 2025}}</ref> At higher [[altitude|altitudes]], the climate becomes cooler and wetter; transitioning to a [[oceanic climate#subpolar oceanic and cold subtropical highland varieties (Cfc, Cwc)|subalpine highland climate]], a [[humid continental climate#warm summer subtype|hemiaustral climate]] or a [[subarctic climate#Dfc and Dfd distribution|continental subalpine climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen:]] Cfc/Dfb/Dfc).<ref>{{cite web |title = Climate classification maps: Köppen - all classes
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/maps/averages/climate-classification/?maptype=kpn
|website = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] |publisher = [[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water|DCCEEW]] |access-date = July 20, 2025}}</ref> Here are climate tables for selected sites at increasing elevation:

{{Weather box
|location = [[Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve]] ({{coord|35.44|S|148.94|E}}, {{convert|700|m|ft|abbr=on}} m AMSL) (1966-2012 data)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|width = auto
|Jan record high C = 39.1
|Feb record high C = 39.0
|Mar record high C = 36.0
|Apr record high C = 29.3
|May record high C = 23.3
|Jun record high C = 19.0
|Jul record high C = 17.5
|Aug record high C = 22.2
|Sep record high C = 25.0
|Oct record high C = 31.0
|Nov record high C = 37.0
|Dec record high C = 37.5
|year record high C = 39.1
|Jan high C = 27.0
|Feb high C = 26.2
|Mar high C = 23.5
|Apr high C = 19.1
|May high C = 15.2
|Jun high C = 11.7
|Jul high C = 10.9
|Aug high C = 12.6
|Sep high C = 15.5
|Oct high C = 18.8
|Nov high C = 22.0
|Dec high C = 24.7
|year high C = 18.9
|Jan low C = 12.4
|Feb low C = 12.5
|Mar low C = 10.0
|Apr low C = 6.6
|May low C = 3.6
|Jun low C = 1.4
|Jul low C = 0.2
|Aug low C = 1.1
|Sep low C = 3.8
|Oct low C = 5.9
|Nov low C = 8.9
|Dec low C = 10.8
|year low C = 6.4
|Jan record low C = -0.5
|Feb record low C = 2.5
|Mar record low C = -1.0
|Apr record low C = -7.0
|May record low C = -5.5
|Jun record low C = -10.0
|Jul record low C = -10.0
|Aug record low C = -7.0
|Sep record low C = -4.5
|Oct record low C = -3.8
|Nov record low C = -1.2
|Dec record low C = 1.0
|year record low C = -10.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 81.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 73.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 67.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 63.1
|May precipitation mm = 65.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 65.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 83.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 92.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 90.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 87.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 91.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 69.1
|year precipitation mm = 930.7
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 8.1
|Feb precipitation days = 7.9
|Mar precipitation days = 7.9
|Apr precipitation days = 7.9
|May precipitation days = 9.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.5
|Jul precipitation days = 11.8
|Aug precipitation days = 12.8
|Sep precipitation days = 12.0
|Oct precipitation days = 10.9
|Nov precipitation days = 11.0
|Dec precipitation days = 8.7
|year precipitation days = 120.4
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1966-2012 data)<ref>{{cite web 
|date = July 17, 2025
|title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070310_All.shtml
|website = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|publisher = [[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water|DCCEEW]]
|access-date = July 20, 2025}}
</ref>}}

{{Weather box
|location = [[Orroral Valley Tracking Station|Orroral Valley]] ([[Spacecraft Tracking and Data Acquisition Network|STADAN]]) ({{coord|35.63|S|148.95|E}}, {{convert|925|m|ft|abbr=on}} m AMSL) (1967-1981 data)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|width = auto
|Jan record high C = 38.3
|Feb record high C = 37.2
|Mar record high C = 35.0
|Apr record high C = 27.8
|May record high C = 22.2
|Jun record high C = 16.7
|Jul record high C = 17.7
|Aug record high C = 21.3
|Sep record high C = 25.8
|Oct record high C = 28.0
|Nov record high C = 33.8
|Dec record high C = 34.5
|year record high C = 38.3
|Jan high C = 25.2
|Feb high C = 24.9
|Mar high C = 21.8
|Apr high C = 17.4
|May high C = 13.2
|Jun high C = 10.3
|Jul high C = 9.5
|Aug high C = 11.1
|Sep high C = 13.7
|Oct high C = 17.2
|Nov high C = 19.9
|Dec high C = 23.4
|year high C = 17.3
|Jan low C = 10.3
|Feb low C = 10.4
|Mar low C = 8.1
|Apr low C = 4.1
|May low C = 1.4
|Jun low C = -1.3
|Jul low C = -2.2
|Aug low C = -0.8
|Sep low C = 1.4
|Oct low C = 4.1
|Nov low C = 6.4
|Dec low C = 8.3
|year low C = 4.2
|Jan record low C = -1.0
|Feb record low C = -0.6
|Mar record low C = -3.0
|Apr record low C = -5.5
|May record low C = -7.5
|Jun record low C = -9.0
|Jul record low C = -11.0
|Aug record low C = -9.5
|Sep record low C = -7.8
|Oct record low C = -5.5
|Nov record low C = -3.7
|Dec record low C = -1.0
|year record low C = -11.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 85.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 77.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 76.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 72.4
|May precipitation mm = 68.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 47.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 53.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 78.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 81.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 90.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 77.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 54.7
|year precipitation mm = 863.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 9.0
|Feb precipitation days = 8.8
|Mar precipitation days = 9.5
|Apr precipitation days = 8.7
|May precipitation days = 10.7
|Jun precipitation days = 10.2
|Jul precipitation days = 9.9
|Aug precipitation days = 13.1
|Sep precipitation days = 13.2
|Oct precipitation days = 11.8
|Nov precipitation days = 11.2
|Dec precipitation days = 8.3
|year precipitation days = 124.4
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1968-1985 data)<ref>{{cite web 
|date = July 17, 2025
|title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- Orroral Valley (STADAN)
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070206_All.shtml
|website = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|publisher = [[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water|DCCEEW]]
|access-date = July 20, 2025}}
</ref>}}

{{Weather box
|location = [[Honeysuckle Creek]] ({{coord|35.58|S|148.98|E}}, {{convert|1116|m|ft|abbr=on}} m AMSL) (1967-1981 data)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|width = auto
|Jan record high C = 36.1
|Feb record high C = 34.7
|Mar record high C = 30.0
|Apr record high C = 26.1
|May record high C = 20.0
|Jun record high C = 17.2
|Jul record high C = 16.2
|Aug record high C = 19.2
|Sep record high C = 23.2
|Oct record high C = 26.1
|Nov record high C = 32.2
|Dec record high C = 35.0
|year record high C = 36.1
|Jan high C = 23.3
|Feb high C = 23.0
|Mar high C = 19.9
|Apr high C = 15.9
|May high C = 11.4
|Jun high C = 8.5
|Jul high C = 7.9
|Aug high C = 9.1
|Sep high C = 12.1
|Oct high C = 15.8
|Nov high C = 18.3
|Dec high C = 22.1
|year high C = 15.6
|Jan low C = 10.7
|Feb low C = 11.0
|Mar low C = 8.7
|Apr low C = 5.2
|May low C = 2.5
|Jun low C = -0.1
|Jul low C = -1.1
|Aug low C = -0.2
|Sep low C = 1.5
|Oct low C = 4.5
|Nov low C = 6.4
|Dec low C = 8.6
|year low C = 4.8
|Jan record low C = 1.4
|Feb record low C = 1.1
|Mar record low C = -1.0
|Apr record low C = -4.0
|May record low C = -6.1
|Jun record low C = -7.0
|Jul record low C = -7.8
|Aug record low C = -11.1
|Sep record low C = -6.1
|Oct record low C = -6.5
|Nov record low C = -3.3
|Dec record low C = -0.6
|year record low C = -11.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 93.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 104.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 78.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 88.4
|May precipitation mm = 74.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 58.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 57.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 92.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 86.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 112.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 85.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 67.3
|year precipitation mm = 1001.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 11.4
|Feb precipitation days = 10.9
|Mar precipitation days = 11.1
|Apr precipitation days = 9.4
|May precipitation days = 11.4
|Jun precipitation days = 11.3
|Jul precipitation days = 10.9
|Aug precipitation days = 13.3
|Sep precipitation days = 12.7
|Oct precipitation days = 13.5
|Nov precipitation days = 12.0	
|Dec precipitation days = 8.4
|year precipitation days = 136.3
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1967-1981 data)<ref>{{cite web 
|date = July 17, 2025
|title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- Honeysuckle Creek
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070241_All.shtml
|website = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|publisher = [[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water|DCCEEW]]
|access-date = July 20, 2025}}
</ref>}}

{{Weather box
|location = [[Mount Ginini]] ({{coord|35.53|S|148.77|E}}, {{convert|1760|m|ft|abbr=on}} m AMSL) (2004-2025 data)
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|width = auto
|Jan record high C = 33.2
|Feb record high C = 31.1
|Mar record high C = 26.6
|Apr record high C = 22.4
|May record high C = 16.0
|Jun record high C = 12.6
|Jul record high C = 10.2
|Aug record high C = 16.0
|Sep record high C = 19.9
|Oct record high C = 23.3
|Nov record high C = 28.1
|Dec record high C = 30.7
|year record high C = 33.2
|Jan high C = 20.7
|Feb high C = 18.9
|Mar high C = 16.3
|Apr high C = 11.8
|May high C = 7.4
|Jun high C = 3.7
|Jul high C = 2.6
|Aug high C = 4.2
|Sep high C = 8.6
|Oct high C = 12.5
|Nov high C = 15.2
|Dec high C = 17.9
|year high C = 11.6
|Jan low C = 10.0
|Feb low C = 8.8
|Mar low C = 7.4
|Apr low C = 4.1
|May low C = 1.0
|Jun low C = -1.1
|Jul low C = -2.4
|Aug low C = -1.8
|Sep low C = 0.3
|Oct low C = 3.0
|Nov low C = 5.6
|Dec low C = 7.5
|year low C = 3.5
|Jan record low C = -1.3
|Feb record low C = -3.1
|Mar record low C = -2.9
|Apr record low C = -5.0
|May record low C = -6.5
|Jun record low C = -8.5
|Jul record low C = -8.0
|Aug record low C = -8.2
|Sep record low C = -7.4
|Oct record low C = -5.5
|Nov record low C = -6.0
|Dec record low C = -4.0
|year record low C = -8.5
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 94.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 96.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 91.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 65.4
|May precipitation mm = 65.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 85.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 88.7
|Aug precipitation mm = 95.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 86.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 87.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 119.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 111.8
|year precipitation mm = 1091.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 11.0
|Feb precipitation days = 11.9
|Mar precipitation days = 12.5
|Apr precipitation days = 9.4
|May precipitation days = 10.4
|Jun precipitation days = 12.7
|Jul precipitation days = 15.4
|Aug precipitation days = 14.4
|Sep precipitation days = 11.8
|Oct precipitation days = 11.2
|Nov precipitation days = 12.3	
|Dec precipitation days = 11.7
|year precipitation days = 144.7
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (2004-2025 data)<ref name = "BOM">{{cite web 
|date = July 17, 2025
|title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- Mount Ginini AWS
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_070349_All.shtml
|website = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]
|publisher = [[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water|DCCEEW]]
|access-date = July 20, 2025}}
</ref>}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
BrindabellaValleyAndGoodradigbeeRiver.jpg|[[Goodradigbee River]] in the Brindabella valley.
Road Closed Mount Franklin.jpg|The road to Mount Franklin, [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]], was built by the Canberra Alpine Club in the 1930s.
</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[Skiing in Australia]]
*[[Skiing in New South Wales]]
*[[List of mountains in Australia]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |url=http://theaustralianalps.wordpress.com/the-alps-partnership/the-parks/brindabella-national-park/ |title=Brindabella National Park |work=Australian Alps National Parks |publisher=Australian Government |year=2013 }}

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{{New South Wales mountains |state=autocollapse}}

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