Mount Wellington (Victoria)

Mount Wellington is a mountain located to the north-east of Licola in Victoria, Australia.[2] It is on the border of the Alpine National Park and Avon Wilderness Park.[3] The Avon River rises on its south-eastern slopes.[3]

This article is about the mountain in Victoria, Australia. For other uses, see Mount Wellington.

Mount Wellington
Mount Wellington is located in Victoria
Mount Wellington
Mount Wellington
Highest point
Elevation1,634 metres (5,361 ft) AHD [1]
Coordinates37°30′29″S 146°50′47″E[2]
Geography
LocationVictoria, Australia
Parent rangeGreat Dividing Range

The mountain is accessible via a seasonally-open four-wheel drive track that traverses the ridge line. Features along the track include Millers Hut (originally built in 1916[4]), Taylors Lookout, The Sentinels, and Gable End. To the near west lies Lake Tali Karng.[3]

Mount Wellington was named by Angus McMillan, who was also the first European to ascend the mountain.[5] In November 1854, Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller climbed the mountain on the third of his three expeditions to the Victorian Alps, collecting many plants, including Alpine Wattle, Dwarf Buttercup and Lilac Berry.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. Map No.T8222-1-4-1 Topographic Map (Map). Vicmap.
  2. "Place Names Search: Mount Wellington". Geoscience Australia. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  3. "Alpine National Park" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  4. "Millers Hut". Kosciuszko Huts Association. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  5. Mueller, Ferdinand. Definitions of Rare or Hitherto Undescribed Australian Plants; Chiefly Collected Within the Boundaries of the Colony of Victoria. p. 22.
  6. "Acacia alpina F.Muell". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  7. "Ranunculus millanii F.Muell". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  8. "Decaspora clarkei F.Muell". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  9. Slattery, Deirdre (1998). The Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-86840-319-9.


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