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{{Short description|Hill in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Boyce
| photo = 
| photo_caption = 
| elevation_m = 1093
| elevation_ref = <ref name=gnb>{{NSW GNR|id=MnYbwpsy|title=Mount Boyce|access-date=7 October 2013}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 
| prominence_ref = 
| location          = [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]] region in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]
| range             = [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains]]
| map               = Australia New South Wales
| map_caption       = The location of Mount Boyce<br/>in [[New South Wales]]
| map_size          = 272
| map_relief        = 1
| label_position    = left
| coordinates       = {{coord|33.61948|S|150.274429|E|region:AU-NSW_type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = 
| type = 
| age = 
| first_ascent = 
| easiest_route = [[Great Western Highway]]
}}

'''Mount Boyce''' is a [[hill]] standing approximately {{convert|1093|m}} [[AMSL]], situated as one of the highest points on a plateau within the Explorer Range, part of the [[Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Blue Mountains Range]] which is a spur off the [[Great Dividing Range]]. Mount Boyce is located {{convert|2|km}} north of {{NSWcity|Blackheath}}, in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].<ref name=gnb/>

==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.<ref name=gnb/> Approximately {{convert|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]] <small>[[Royal Geographical Society|FRGS]], [[Royal Historical Society|FRHS]]</small>, an Australian clergyman and social reformer, who was born in [[England]] in 1844 and died in Blackheath in 1931.<ref name=gnb/>

==Climate==
Mount Boyce has an [[oceanic climate]] with mild summers and cool to cold winters. Due to its elevation, it has a [[highland climate|highland]] influence.
{{Weather box
|location = Mount Boyce AWS (1990–2020); 1,080 m AMSL; 33.62° S, 150.27° E
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 38.0
|Feb record high C = 38.0
|Mar record high C = 34.2
|Apr record high C = 28.1
|May record high C = 26.3
|Jun record high C = 23.0
|Jul record high C = 17.4
|Aug record high C = 20.7	
|Sep record high C = 27.6
|Oct record high C = 29.3
|Nov record high C = 35.5
|Dec record high C = 37.5
|year record high C = 
|Jan high C = 24.4
|Feb high C = 23.0
|Mar high C = 20.6
|Apr high C = 17.3
|May high C = 13.6	
|Jun high C = 10.1
|Jul high C = 9.6
|Aug high C = 11.3
|Sep high C = 14.8
|Oct high C = 17.9
|Nov high C = 20.4
|Dec high C = 22.8
|year high C = 
|Jan low C = 13.5
|Feb low C = 13.2
|Mar low C = 11.4
|Apr low C = 8.8
|May low C = 6.1
|Jun low C = 3.8	
|Jul low C = 2.6
|Aug low C = 3.0	
|Sep low C = 5.4
|Oct low C = 7.7
|Nov low C = 9.8	
|Dec low C = 11.7
|year low C = 
|Jan record low C = 4.3	
|Feb record low C = 3.8		
|Mar record low C = 2.9
|Apr record low C = -0.9
|May record low C = -2.2
|Jun record low C = -3.0	
|Jul record low C = -3.4		
|Aug record low C = -3.6	
|Sep record low C = -3.6	
|Oct record low C = -1.5	
|Nov record low C = 0.2
|Dec record low C = 2.4
|year record low C = 	 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 118.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 138.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 117.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 63.9
|May precipitation mm = 52.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 77.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 41.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 53.8	
|Sep precipitation mm = 54.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 67.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 99.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 81.4
|year precipitation mm = 
|Jan precipitation days = 16.1
|Feb precipitation days = 16.2
|Mar precipitation days = 17.0
|Apr precipitation days = 14.4
|May precipitation days = 12.6
|Jun precipitation days = 15.0
|Jul precipitation days = 14.2
|Aug precipitation days = 11.9 
|Sep precipitation days = 11.3
|Oct precipitation days = 13.5
|Nov precipitation days = 16.5
|Dec precipitation days = 16.2
|year precipitation days = 
|humidity colour=green
|Jan afthumidity = 58
|Feb afthumidity = 66
|Mar afthumidity = 65
|Apr afthumidity = 63
|May afthumidity = 69
|Jun afthumidity = 72
|Jul afthumidity = 69
|Aug afthumidity = 59
|Sep afthumidity = 56
|Oct afthumidity = 54
|Nov afthumidity = 61
|Dec afthumidity = 57 
|year humidity = 
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_063292_All.shtml |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |title=Climate statistics for Mount Boyce |access-date=26 December 2018 |archive-date=5 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205120345/http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_063292_All.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
|date= 26 December 2018
}}

==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|New South Wales|Mountains}}}}
*[[List of mountains in Australia#New South Wales|List of mountains in New South Wales]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.blackheathweather.com/ Blackheath Weather] - Local site regarding snow and general weather in the area.

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[[Category:Mountains of New South Wales|Boyce, Mount]]
[[Category:Mountain peaks of the Blue Mountains (New South Wales)|Boyce, Mount]]
[[Category:City of Blue Mountains]]


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