Mount Macedon

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Mount Macedon
Geboor or Geburrh[1]
File:Mount Macedon.jpg
Mount Macedon, above the town of Mount Macedon.
Highest point
Elevation 1,001 metres (3,284 ft) AHD  [2]
Prominence 643 metres (2,110 ft) AHD  [2]
Parent peak Camel's Hump or Camels Hump
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Geography
Mount Macedon is located in Victoria
Mount Macedon
Mount Macedon
Location in Victoria
Location Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia
Parent range Macedon Ranges, Great Dividing Range
Climbing
First ascent Thomas Mitchell (European: 1836)[1]

Mount Macedon /mnt ˈmæsədən/[4] (Aboriginal Woiwurrung language: Geboor or Geburrh[1]) is a mountain that is part of the Macedon Ranges of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Central Highlands region of Victoria, Australia. The mountain has an elevation of 1,001 metres (3,284 ft) AHD with a prominence of 643 metres (2,110 ft) AHD[2] and is located approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) northwest of Melbourne.

Etymology

The mountain is known as Geboor or Geburrh in the Aboriginal Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people.[1]

The mountain was originally sighted by Hamilton Hume and William Hovell on their 1824 expedition to Port Phillip from New South Wales. They named it Mount Wentworth.[5] It was renamed Mount Macedon by explorer Major Thomas Mitchell who ascended the mountain in 1836.[1] He named it after Philip of Macedon in honour of the fact that he was able to view Port Philip from the summit. Several other geographic features along the path of his third Australia Felix expedition were named after figures of Ancient Macedonia including the nearby Campaspe River and Mount Alexander near Castlemaine (named after Alexander the Great).

Summit

The highest peak of Mount Macedon is Camel's Hump, or Camels Hump,[6] one of three mamelons in the area, the rocky outcrop of a once small steep-sided volcano, with an elevation estimated at 1,011 metres (3,317 ft),[citation needed] and at times is covered in snow. Camel's Hump, together with Hanging Rock and Croziers Rocks[citation needed] are igneous trachyte rocks of the crag and are favoured by rock climbers. The mountain has become a popular venue for sport climbing and for families, due to its proximity to Melbourne.

Climate

Total rainfall approaches 1,000 millimetres (39 in) annually, reaching a maximum in winter, with minimum amounts occurring during the summer months of January to March. Snowfalls occurs on 15–20 days a year, with snow lying occurring on 10–15 days a year.[7] As with the entire region, Mount Macedon is susceptible to severe frost, generally between the months of May and September, with light frosts throughout the rest of the year and minimal frost between January and March. Extreme minimums have been near −9 °C (16 °F). A feature of the region in winter is the occasional appearance of black ice.[7]

See also

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References

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  7. 7.0 7.1 Central Ranges Weather Discussion

External links

  • RockClimbing.com
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