Mount Kaputar, a mountain with an elevation of 1,489 metres (4,885 ft) above sea level,[1] is located near Narrabri in northern New South Wales.

Neighboring Mount Dowe, with an elevation of 1,457 metres (4,780 ft) above sea level, contains various telecommunications broadcasting equipment and the large antenna is visible from the Kamilaroi Highway heading south towards Gunnedah.

A sub-alpine zone known as the Kaputar Plateau forms an elevated area 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) above sea level.

[5] Below this down to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level the most common trees include the silver-top stringybark and rough-barked mountain gum.

[5] Heath occurs in scattered patches where exposure to high winds and shallow soils inhibits the growth of larger trees.