Mount Bogong
Mount Bogong from near Mount Beauty
Elevation:	1,986 metres (6,516 feet)
Coordinates:	36°44′S 147°18′E
Location:	Victoria, Australia
Range:	Great Dividing Range
First ascent(by Europeans):	1843 by cattlemen
Easiest route:	hike

Mount Bogong, located in the Alpine National Park, is the highest mountain in Victoria, Australia. The Big River separates the massif of the mountain itself from the Bogong High Plains to the south. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (926x440, 60 KB) Summary Mount Bogong from near Mount Beauty (township). ... Mount Beauty is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... A mountain range (Sierra in the Spanish language) is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The Great Divide runs around the entire eastern and south-eastern edge of Australia The Great Dividing Range (a. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Alpine is a national park in Victoria (Australia), northeast of Melbourne. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Bogong High Plains are situated in the Alpine National Park in the Australian state of Victoria, just south of Mount Bogong. ...

The lower slopes of Mount Bogong are covered with tall forests of Alpine Ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis) to an altitude of about 1300 metres. From 1300 metres to 1800 metres, woodland and open woodland of Snow Gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora) dominate, and above 1800 metres, the vegetation consists of alpine shrubland, grassland and herbfield. Binomial name Eucalyptus delegatensis The Alpine Ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis) of southern Australia is a straight, grey-trunked tree, reaching heights of over 90 metres in suitable conditions. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus pauciflora The Snow Gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora) is a small tree or large shrub, one of the mallee group of the genus Eucalyptus. ...

Like most Australian peaks, it can be climbed without specialised mountaineering equipment, and, indeed, there are several walking trails to the summit. The shortest route, via The Staircase Spur, is an eight kilometre walk with the track described as "moderate" in difficulty but with reasonably steep terrain, taking four hours in one direction.

Mount Bogong is a popular backcountry skiing mountain through winter but only has snow for the mid winter-autumn months. It is relatively close (around 30km by road and walking track; 12km direct) to Mount Beauty and several ski resorts (Falls Creek & Mount Hotham), giving easy access. Camping is relatively safe below the treeline but the summit ridgeline is very exposed. Emergency shelter is also available in several huts on the mountain. Mount Beauty is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... Falls Creek is also the name of a Baptist Summer Camp in Oklahoma Falls Creek is a carfree ski resort in north-eastern Victoria, Australia. ... Mount Hotham is a ski resort in Victoria, Australia. ...

The name is also given to:

• the Bogong High Plains
• the Bogong Moth
• the Victorian Department of Education and Training's secondary-level Bogong Outdoor Education Centre [1] at Bogong Village (at 700m ASL, on Lake Guy) on the road between Mount Beauty and Falls Creek (and not to be confused with the nearby YMCA Howmans Gap Alpine Centre.

The Bogong High Plains are situated in the Alpine National Park in the Australian state of Victoria, just south of Mount Bogong. ... Binomial name Agrotis infusa (bogong moth) , Subspecies The Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) is a temperate species of night-flying moth notable for appearing in major proportions around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring (late September to November). ... YMCAs in the United States and Canada use this logo. ...

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Coordinates: -36.732649° 147.304632° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...

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