The Summit Granite Belt

It is 60 kms south warwick and 56 kms north of tenterfield.

The summit granite belt.

The summit and applethorpe famous as one of the coldest places in queensland the summit is home to the highest railway station in australia. Powered by telstra business digital marketing services. Find business government and residential phone numbers addresses more on the white pages. The area gains its name from the predominantly granite rocks that distinguish it from other areas that make up much of south east queensland.

The summit is predominantly farmland with some urban development surrounding the railway station. The cool high country of the granite belt is located on queensland s southern border. The summit qld 4377. At 1000 metres elevation the air seems fresher the sky more blue in granite belt wine country queensland.

At the same time i did a lot of promoting the district and wine and in 1968 we started first commercial granite. The granite belt drive runs from dalveen to the summit and takes in fruit orchards wineries tourist attractions and more. Discover a landscape of dramatic beauty and diversity with four distinct seasons log fires and occasional snow in winter and cool summer nights where you can escape the swelter of the coast. Originally the highway was the main street of the town but now the.

The granite belt is centered on the town of stanthorpe. The new england highway passes north south through the town running close to and parallel with the southern railway line. Granite belt drive main street the summit 2015. We also started granite belt cool stores at the summit and pozieres in 1959 1960.

Granite belt fruit freighters pty ltd. 201 granite belt drive. The summit backpackers hostel stanthorpe is 220 kms south west of brisbane on the queensland and new south wales border. The granite belt is an area of the great dividing range in the darling downs region of queensland and the new england region of new south wales australia.

Stanthorpe is part of the granite belt so named for the remarkable landscape of protruding granite. 12km via dalveen cottonvale thulimbah and the summit the granite belt drive is a 12 kilometre road providing travellers with an alternative route on their journey to stanthorpe from toowoomba or brisbane. Summit estate is a 5 star james halliday winery located on queensland s granite belt near stanthorpe.