Mount Terrible (
Taungurung
The Taungurung people, also spelt ''Daung Wurrung'', are an Aboriginal people who are one of the Kulin nations in present-day Victoria, Australia. They consist of nine clans whose traditional language is the Taungurung language.
Their Country ...
: ''Warrambat'') is a mountain within the
Great Dividing Range, located to the south-west of
Kevington in
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
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,
Australia.
The mountain is located within the Mount Terrible Natural Features and Scenic Reserve.
Location and features
Its peak is and affords excellent views.
[
A fire lookout tower was installed in 1962 to replace the Jamieson Lookout. The hut next to the lookout tower burnt down during the night of 8–9 December 2012. Its reconstruction was approved in 2016.]
It is a steel structure measuring high and has a cabin on top. The tower is utilised for communications by Telstra
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, Ambulance Victoria
Ambulance Victoria (AV), a Victorian agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, is the statutory provider of pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services in Victoria. Ambulance Victoria was formed on 1 July 2008 with the merge ...
, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victorian State Emergency Service, LSE Technology and the Upper Goulburn Repeater Association (UHF CB
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).
Access to the summit is via a 4 wheel drive
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track. The track is rocky, and may be covered by snow in the winter.Mount Terrible
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See also
*
Alpine National Park
The Alpine National Park is a national park located in the Central Highlands and Alpine regions of Victoria, Australia. The national park is located northeast of Melbourne. It is the largest National Park in Victoria, and covers much of the hig ...
*
List of mountains in Victoria
References
External links
Mountains of Victoria (state)
Victorian Alps
Mountains of Hume (region)
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