Parish of Mount Stuart

Mount Stuart
New South Wales
Mount Stuart is located in New South Wales
Mount Stuart
Mount Stuart
Coordinates29°25′59″S 142°00′29″E / 29.43306°S 142.00806°E / -29.43306; 142.00806
Postcode(s)2880
Elevation183 m (600 ft)
Location
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

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]

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. Edit this at Wikidata
  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 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. (direct: Final Revised Paper)


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