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Mount Buffalo

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Alpine Shire Council VIC, PO Box 139, Mount Buffalo, VIC 3740
03 5755 0555

Description

Mount Buffalo is moderately tall mountain plateau in the Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia that is located approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) northeast of Melbourne in the Australian Alps.

Mount Buffalo is moderately tall mountain plateau in the Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia that is located approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) northeast of Melbourne in the Australian Alps.

The summit on the plateau, known as The Horn, has an elevation of 1,723 metres (5,653 ft) AHD.

Mount Buffalo is managed by Parks Victoria.

History

Before European settlement, Mount Buffalo was visited by the Mitambuta and Taungurong people who visited to feast on Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa). Hamilton Hume and William Hovell were the first Europeans to visit the area and they named the mountain during their 1824 expedition, noting the mountain'sresemblance to a giant, sleeping buffalo.In 1836, the explorer and Surveyor General of New South Wales, Thomas Mitchell visited the area and named the mountain Mount Aberdeen, unaware it had already been named Mount Buffalo.

Weather

Climate data are sourced from Mount Buffalo Chalet, situated at an altitude of 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) AMSL. An extreme winter precipitation peak is noted, with a large quantity falling as heavy snow.

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Details

Type: Rural areas

Population: Zero

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 205.317 km2

Elevation: 1301-1500 metres

Town elevation: 1387 m

Population number: N/A

Local Government Area: Alpine Shire Council

Location

Alpine Shire Council VIC, PO Box 139, Mount Buffalo, VIC 3740

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Mount Buffalo, Victoria

Mount Buffalo - Localista

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