Disappointment Reference Area is a scientific reference area within the Wallaby Creek section of

Kinglake National Park The Kinglake National Park is a national park in Central Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated northeast of Melbourne and includes tracks (some with wheelchair access), and camping facilities. The national park includes Masons Fa ...

. It is located in the Central Highlands of the

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, Australia, 50 kilometres northeast of

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. The Disappointment Reference Area, and the nearby Stony Creek and Joey Creek Reference Areas, are assigned the IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve) and are managed mainly for scientific purposes It is named after Mount Disappointment, which is on the north-western boundary of the area.

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