Mount Kaye is a mountain in the
Coopracambra National Park
The Coopracambra National Park is a national park located in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated approximately east of Melbourne and south of Canberra, near the town of .
Features
The northern boundar ...
, north of the township of
Cann River
The Cann River is a perennial river located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Course and features
The Cann River rises southwest of Granite Mountain in remote country on the eastern boundary of the Errinundra N ...
in
East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres (14%) of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114.
Australian Bureau of Statistics2006 Census Community Profile Series: East Gippsland (St ...
in Victoria, Australia.
Geology
The Mount Kaye Range is an outcrop of black and white Noorinbee
Granodiorite
Granodiorite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but containing more plagioclase feldspar than orthoclase feldspar.
The term banatite is sometimes used informally for various rocks ranging from gr ...
, exposed on slopes and peaks. Small streams draining the range descend in a series of falls and cascades to the
Cann River
The Cann River is a perennial river located in the East Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.
Course and features
The Cann River rises southwest of Granite Mountain in remote country on the eastern boundary of the Errinundra N ...
at the base.
Flora
The area between Mount Kaye and Mount Denmarsh, together with the nearby Back Creek catchment, has high biological significance, containing a large number of rare plants including Long-leaf Bitter pea (''
Daviesia wyattiana''), Tasmanian Waxflower (''
Philotheca virgata
''Philotheca virgata'', commonly known as Tasmanian wax-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a slender, erect shrub with wedge-shaped to oblong leaves and white or p ...
''), Genoa Grevillea (''
Grevillea parvula''), Finger Hakea (''
Hakea dactyloides''), Rusty Velvet-bush (''
Lasiopetalum ferrugineum
''Lasiopetalum ferrugineum'', commonly known as rusty velvet-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the malvaceae, mallow family and is endemic to eastern Australia. Growing up to a metre tall, much of the plant is covered in rusty hairs. It ...
''), New South Wales Pomaderris (''
Pomaderris ledifolia'') and Monkey Mint-bush (''
Prostanthera walteri'').
The furthest extent of distribution for many sub-alpine species from
Tasmania
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as well as eastern
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species is reached at the Mount Kaye area.
[ An area of around Mount Kaye is designated as a Remote and Natural Area under the .]
Access
The nearest sealed road to the mountain is the Monaro Highway
Monaro Highway is a highway in Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory, in Australia, linking in Victoria to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) via the Monaro region. From its southern terminus, it fol ...
which runs along the Cann River valley to the west.[ Walking to the peak requires navigational skills and is physically demanding.]
See also
* List of mountains in Victoria
References
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Kaye
East Gippsland