Mount Elizabeth is a mountain to the east of Tambo Crossing 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 (Sta ...

, Victoria, Australia. It lies within the Mount Elizabeth Nature Conservation Reserve managed by

Parks Victoria Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state of Victoria, Australia. Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The ''Parks Victoria Ac ...

. The reserve, which covers 5,234 hectares (12,934 acres), was established in 1984. The reserve is the only known location where the endangered plant species leafy nematolepis ('' Nematolepis frondosa'') occurs. Other rare or vulnerable plant species found in the reserve include Tullach Ard grevillea ('' Grevillea polychroma''), outcrop guinea-flower ( ''Hibbertia hermanniifolia'' subsp. ''recondita''), Mount Elizabeth hovea ('' Hovea magnibractea''), monkey mint-bush (''

Prostanthera walteri ''Prostanthera walteri'', commonly known as blotchy mint-bush, is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a sprawling shrub with tangled, hairy branches, egg-shaped leaves and usually bluish green flowers ...

'') and leafless pink-bells ('' Tetratheca subaphylla''). Fauna species of note include the

lace monitor The lace monitor or tree goanna (''Varanus varius'') is a member of the monitor lizard family native to eastern Australia. A large lizard, it can reach in total length and in weight. The lace monitor is considered to be a least-concern species ...

yellow-tailed black cockatoo The yellow-tailed black cockatoo (''Zanda funerea'') is a large cockatoo native to the south-east of Australia measuring in length. It has a short crest on the top of its head. Its plumage is mostly brownish black and it has prominent yello ...

and

gang-gang cockatoo The gang-gang cockatoo (''Callocephalon fimbriatum'') is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. It is the only species placed in the genus ''Callocephalon''. Mostly mild grey in ...

. A sawmill was established by the Collins Brothers which was reported to be at full capacity in 1937. The harvested timbers included messmate (''

Eucalyptus obliqua ''Eucalyptus obliqua'', commonly known as messmate stringybark or messmate, but also known as brown top, brown top stringbark, stringybark or Tasmanian oak, is a species of tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has rough, stringy or ...

'') and ash. Previously an access road had been created and a sawmill established on the river by the Gippsland Timber Company, however its output was minimal.

Named peaks

* Mount Elizabeth No. 1 * Mount Elizabeth No. 2

References

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Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

East Gippsland

Named peaks

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