[2] At an elevation of 850 metres (2,790 ft) above sea level, the mountain is approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi) west northwest from Sydney CBD and more than two hours by car.

The area has a wet micro climate and rich basalt soils, weathered from ancient volcanics.

Later the same year he returned with his son, Charles Passevile Scrivener, who brought two of his fellow graduates from Hawkesbury Agricultural College.

When this failed and 400 hectares of land was released for sale, Scrivener's son and his two friends bought up the first three grants.

[3] In Mt Irvine, there are several things to do, including picking chestnuts and walnuts in the nearby Nutwood or Kookootonga Farm.