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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Liverpool
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| other_name = 
| etymology = [[Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool|The Second Earl of Liverpool]]
| photo = Murrurundi NSW.JPG
| photo_caption =The Liverpool Range viewed from [[Murrurundi]]
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| country = Australia
| state = New South Wales
| region = 
| district = 
| range = [[Great Dividing Range]]
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| highest = 
| elevation_m = 1300
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| range_coordinates = {{coord|32|3.2|S|151|29.6|E|type:mountain_region:AU-NSW|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| length_km = 100 | length_orientation = west
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| map = Australia New South Wales
| map_caption = Location of the Liverpool Range in [[New South Wales]]}}

The '''Liverpool Range''' is a [[mountain range]] and a [[lava]]-field province in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

The eastern peaks of the range were the traditional territory of the [[Wonnarua people]].<ref name=Miller>{{cite book |url=http://www.newcastle.edu.au/Resources/Divisions/Academic/Library/Cultural%20Collections/pdf/miller1886.pdf |format=PDF |author=Miller, Robert |title=The Australian race: its origins, languages, customs, place of landing in Australia, and the routes by which it spread itself over that continent |chapter=No. 188 The Hunter River |volume=III |pages=352–357 |editor=Curr, Edward |location=Melbourne |publisher=Government Printer |year=1886–1887 }}</ref>

==Geography==
The Liverpool Range starts from the [[volcanic plateau]] known as the [[Barrington Tops]] and runs for about {{convert|100|km}} westwards, forming the northern boundary of the [[Hunter Valley]]. Parts of the Liverpool Range form the watershed between the coastal and inland drainage of New South Wales and thus form a component of the [[Great Dividing Range]]. The western end of the Liverpool Range merges into the [[Warrumbungle Range]].

The Liverpool Range has a reputation as a breeding ground for severe summer thunderstorms.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-14 |title=Storms hit NSW areas blighted by bushfires |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-14/252c000-lose-power-as-storms-hit-northern-nsw/4463524 |access-date=2024-09-05 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> The peaks of the range generally experience several snowfalls each winter.

==History==
The Liverpool Range was named after [[Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool]], who was the [[prime minister]] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] at the time of its exploration by Europeans. The higher parts of the Liverpool Range reach approximately {{convert|1300|m}} above sea level, and the range formed a significant barrier to the expansion of settlement in the early period of British settlement in New South Wales.

The first route across the range was [[Pandoras Pass]] discovered by [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|Allan Cunningham]].  This is located near the western end of the range, north from the town of [[Coolah]] and within [[Coolah Tops National Park]].  The crossing used by the [[New England Highway]] is [[Nowlands Gap]] (otherwise known as Murrurundi Gap), which crosses the range near its east end. The [[Main Northern railway line]] from [[Central railway station, Sydney|Sydney]] to the [[Wallangarra railway station|Queensland border]] crosses under this pass via the [[Ardglen Tunnel]].

The southern slopes of the Liverpool Range are drained by the headwaters of the [[Hunter River, New South Wales|Hunter River]] and its tributaries, such as the Pages River, which flows through the town of [[Murrurundi]]. The northern slopes are drained by the headwaters of the [[Peel River (Australia)|Peel River]] and the [[Mooki River]]. The [[Talbragar River]] and the [[Coolaburragundy River]] also rise on the range and flow south-west, joining near the town of [[Dunedoo]].<ref name="anra">{{cite web|url=http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/nsw/gmu-coolaburragundy-talbragar-valley-alluvium.html |title=Water resources – Overview – New South Wales – Groundwater Management Unit: Coolaburragundy - Talbragar Valley Alluvium |accessdate=5 June 2009 |work=Australian Natural Resources Atlas |publisher=[[Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013001421/http://www.anra.gov.au/topics/water/overview/nsw/gmu-coolaburragundy-talbragar-valley-alluvium.html |archivedate=13 October 2009 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Volcanoes of New South Wales]]
[[Category:Extinct volcanoes]]
[[Category:Biogeography of New South Wales]]
[[Category:IBRA subregions]]
[[Category:Great Dividing Range]]
[[Category:Hunter River (New South Wales)]]
[[Category:Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool]]