Mount Baw Baw
The view South across Gippsland from Mt Baw Baw
Elevation:	1,567 metres (5,141 feet)
Coordinates:	37°50′S 146°16′E
Location:	Victoria, Australia
Range:	Baw Baw Plateau
First ascent:	Unknown
Easiest route:	hike/ski

Mount Baw Baw (37°50′S 146°16′E^[1]) is about 120 kilometres east of Melbourne and 50 kilometres north of the Latrobe Valley. It consists of a long plateau trending north-east, with low peaks named Mount Whitelaw, Mount St. Phillack (the highest), Mount Mueller, Mount Tyers, Mount Kernot and Mount St Gwinear. The plateau itself is isolated from most of Victoria's high country by the Thomson and Aberfeldy Rivers and tributaries of the La Trobe River, including the Tanjil and Tyers Rivers to the south. Gippsland is a large rural region 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 is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... 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. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Members of the US Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest An alpine skier Deep powder skiing Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites), with metal edges, strapped to the feet... Thomson River is a river in Victoria, Australia. ...

The Baw Baw massif consists of a late Devonian granodiorite pluton. There is relatively little relief on the plateau itself, the highest point (Mount St. Phillack) reaching 1567 metres. The lower slopes of the plateau are covered in montane eucalypt forest and tall forest, and creek valleys have cool temperate rainforest of myrtle beech, Nothofagus cunninghamii. Above 1200 metres snow gum woodland occur, grading into subalpine grasslands and shrublands above 1300 metres. Much of this subalpine zone is included in the 133 km² Baw Baw National Park. The Baw Baw Village ski resort is technically outside the National Park. Disambiguation: Devonian is sometimes used to refer to the Southwestern Brythonic language, and the people of the county of Devon are sometimes referred to as Devonians The Devonian is a geologic period of the Paleozoic era. ... Baw Baw is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 111 km east of Melbourne. ...

The climate of the plateau itself is subalpine, with average annual precipitation of 1900 mm per annum. Snow covers the plateau from June to September.

It is thought that Baron Ferdinand von Mueller made the first recorded European ascent of Baw Baw in 1860, naming Christmas Ck on one of his major collecting expeditions. It was on this trip that he collected the Baw Baw Berry, Wittsteinia vaccinacea.

Ski Resort

There is a small ski-resort of the same name on this mountain. There are about 30 hectares of mainly beginner - intermediate ski runs. There are six ski tows and T-bars that service the mountain, with the highest going almost to the top of Mount Baw Baw. The resort village is at the bottom of the lift, offering ski in - ski out access. The downhill runs are accompanied by a greater distance of cross country tracks offering access to other parts of the Baw Baw plateau. Like most lower lying Australia ski resorts, the snow cover can often be patchy and there is a relatively short ski season, about July - End of September. A piste is the name given to a marked ski-run or path down a mountain for the purposes of skiing, snowboarding, or other mountain sports. ...

References

• Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort

1. ^ Mt Baw Baw page at Geoscience Australia