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  Mount Bogong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Bogong, located in the Alpine National Park, is the highest mountain in Victoria, Australia.
Mount Bogong is a popular backcountry skiing mountain through winter but only has snow for the mid winter-autumn months.
the Victorian Department of Education and Training's secondary-level Bogong Outdoor Education Centre [1] at Bogong Village (at 700m ASL, on Lake Guy) on the road between Mount Beauty and Falls Creek (and not to be confused with the nearby YMCA Howmans Gap Alpine Centre.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Bogong   (303 words)

  
 Bogong High Plains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bogong High Plains are situated in the Alpine National Park in the Australian state of Victoria, just south of Mount Bogong.
Two ski resorts, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek are within this area and are open for both summer and winter activities.
Bogong Rover Chalet was the first lodge developed in the area well before the creation of the ski resorts in Australia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bogong_High_Plains   (609 words)

  
 Spotlight on the Alpine National Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Bogong Moth regularly migrates into the high plains areas of the park where the congregate in crevices and caves to escape the heat of the surrounding lower plains.
Mount Bogong is Victoria’s highest peak, at 1986 metres high.
Mount Feathertop is Victoria’s second highest peak, at 1922 metres, but is one of the most spectacular.
www.momentech.com.au /outdoors/WildtimesView.asp?ArticleID=45   (1350 words)

  
 SMH - Travel
Carol Johnstone was hiking on Mount Bogong last April and found a gum leaf so long that it could have been the world's longest.
Bogong Horseback Adventures (tel: 03 5754 4849; www.bogonghorse.com.au) take packhorse tours up to seven days across the roof of Victoria, starting in the Kiewa Valley.
There are also wildflowers to see and stories of mountain legends such as Bogong Jack, a gentleman bushranger who was a cattle duffer in the mid-1800s.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/01/02/1041196737214.html   (1606 words)

  
 Parks Victoria: Mount Buffalo National Park page
Things to Do Mount Buffalo Lodge at Cresta Valley is be open weekends in January for light meals in the cafe.
The Mount Buffalo Chalet was built in 1910, soon after the first road to the plateau was constructed, replacing some earlier more "rustic" accommodation.
Bogong Moths shelter in rock crevices at the Horn and it is common to see birds darting in and out of the cracks to feed on them.
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm?park=151   (1234 words)

  
 Mount Beauty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
High up in the Kiewa Valley, the town of Mount Beauty is tucked beneath Mount Bogong, the highest peak in the Victorian Alps.
The Aboriginal name for the moth is bogong and today the Bogong Moth Festival once more calls people together to celebrate peace and good living when spring transforms the Victorian high country into lush pastures of wildflowers and coursing mountain streams.
Like nearby Bogong Village, Mt Beauty was built to house workers involved in the construction and operation of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme in the late 1940s.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/victoria/mountbeauty.asp   (486 words)

  
 Bushwalking & Nature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Walks such as the Huts of the Bogong High Plains, Wandiligong, The Mount Buffalo Gorge, Mount Feathertop or the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail provide grades and lengths to suit all ages and levels of fitness.
Mount Beauty offers a range of walks from the Survey Trail and further up the Kiewa Valley Highway, Bogong Village offers a picturesque walk around Lake Guy.
The superb trail from Mount Hotham to the summit of Mount Feathertop (1922m), the state's second highest mountain, follows the sharp craggy spine of the Razorback above the tree line.
www.legendswinehighcountry.info /activities/bushwalking.htm   (813 words)

  
 OneDayHikes.com - News
The walk to the summit of Mount Kosciuszko from either Charlotte Pass or the top of the Thredbo Chairlift is open (but not the Main Range circuit).
The main fire, which stretches from Mount Buffalo in the west, to the NSW border and to the Deddick area in East Gippsland, has now burnt over 1.05 million hectares.
Mount Buffalo National Park and the Chalet are still closed to the public, although the Mount Buffalo Tourist Road re-opened to traffic on February 7, 2003.
www.onedayhikes.com /NewsRO.asp?NewsID=58   (453 words)

  
 Bogong Moth - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Bogong Moth - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Bogong Moth, common name for a native Australian moth that migrates from its winter breeding grounds to aestivate (hibernate) during summer on...
The people in the northern part of this area have come to be known as Murris, from the word for Aboriginal people in their languages.
au.encarta.msn.com /Bogong_Moth.html   (110 words)

  
 Mt Bogong To Mt Hotham 60 Km Trail Run
The Mount Bogong to Mount Hotham Trail run is organised by the Australian Ultra Runners’ Association in the Alpine National Park approximately 100 km from Albury.
The weather for the ascent of Mt Bogong was clear and warm but past Cleve Cole Hut we descended into a warm fog band.
I passed two weary runners near Mount Jim and coasted down the long descent to the Cobungra River leaving the fog and grasslands behind.
www.coolrunning.com.au /ultra/bogong/bogong2001-2.shtml   (1033 words)

  
 Great Dividing Range
Mount Kosciuszko: Mt. Kosciusko's gentle, grassy summit dome.
Mount Townsend: Mount Townsend, here seen from Mount Kosciusko, is the second highest peak in Australia but is arguably a more interesting and dominant peak.
Bimberi Peak: The broad dome of Bimberi Peak, above the fields and forests near the Oldfields Hut.
www.peakbagger.com /range.aspx?rid=72   (146 words)

  
 Short popular sections
the Razorback and Bungalow Spur to Mount Feathertop, and
Once the summit of Mount Howitt is reached the views are spectacular and include Mount Buller and Mount Stirling, the Razor and Viking, Mount Buffalo and the peaks of the Bogong High Plains.
From Mount Tennent you can continue a further 9km to Booroomba Rocks carpark or alternatively you could go on a further 4km to Honeysuckle campground.
www.australianalps.deh.gov.au /parks/walktrack/short.html   (692 words)

  
 Bogong Moth Motel - Mount Beauty - ski.com.au Accommodation Guide
Accommodation / Mount Beauty / Bogong Moth Motel
The Motel is set in pleasant gardens with magnificent views of Mt Bogong the Kiewa Valley and Mt Beauty townsite.
Stay at the Bogong Moth Motel and catch a bus or drive to Falls Creek Daily.
www.ski.com.au /bogongmoth   (634 words)

  
 Mount Bogong: 2
I've bought the snow shoes, tested them out, now all I need is an adventurous winter walk.
With this in mind I set off up Mt Bogong over the Christmas break (1997) to check out one such walk.
My 3 1/2 day walk over the New Year turned out to be one of those that go down in the record books as "an experience".
www.path.unimelb.edu.au /~bernardk/victoria/alpine/bogong2.html   (669 words)

  
 Snow search and rescue :: ABC Goulburn Murray
The hikers are sent to the top of Mount Beauty every time a bush walker goes missing.
Last year our group rescued three people off the top of Mount Bogong and they were very hypo-thermic, probably one of them wasn't going to last the night out.
Our group walked all night basically from 10 o'clock at night till 3 o'clock in the morning and located the missing group who were in blizzard conditions on top of Mount Bogong.
www.abc.net.au /goulburnmurray/stories/s1392587.htm   (474 words)

  
 Mount Beauty, Australia
Thereafter it developed into a well equipped holiday village at the foot of Mount Bogong (1986m), Victoria's highest mountain, the gateway to Bogong National Park, which is now incorporated in the Alpine National Park.
Mount Beauty is an important winter sports center.
A beautiful mountain road leads to Falls Creek and the Bogong High Plains.
www.planetware.com /australia/mount-beauty-aus-vic-mtb.htm   (106 words)

  
 Books
Is Strzelecki’s ascent significant, considering Australian Aborigines roamed the high country and would have climbed the peak many times over the many thousands of years they occupied the region.
The death of three skiers on Mount Bogong in the Victorian Alps in 1943 prompts a discussion on how an analysis of the scene of the disaster suggests possible reasons for the disaster.
Two expeditions (one successful, the other a failure) in the early 1950s to climb a spectacular peak on Hinchinbrook Island in north Queensland show how such undertakings are organised and carried out.
www.rankin.com.au /books.htm   (1148 words)

  
 SkyOut: January 2005
Jim left after we had a quick lunch at the bakery while Dean and I headed up to Bogong village and the ski area for a little sight-seeing.
Then I got low on Mount Buffalo and had to settle for a bit of ridge soaring.
I was flying by myself most of the time with several gliders following behind me. I kept catching and then passing gliders as I didn't hang around when the lift started to weaken and would fly through the next gaggle into stronger lift on the upwind side of the clouds.
skyout.blogspot.com /2005_01_01_skyout_archive.html   (7514 words)

  
 Falls Creek Alpine Expedition - photos of national parks in Victoria on Worldisround
Thirty kilometres east of Bright, in the Upper Kiewa Valley, the town of Mount Beauty lies at the base of the states highest peak, Mount Bogong (1986m).
Falls Creek, at 1500m, is 32km further along, on the edge of the Bogong High Plains, has a much more villagey feel than its sister resort at Mount Hotham.
With us suffering through high temperatures and equally high humidity on the ECNA, it was refresehing to see the weather you and Mick "enjoyed" on your cross country adventure.
www.worldisround.com /articles/196365   (468 words)

  
 Walks in North East Victoria
For further ideas and more information contact the National Parks or consult publications available in local outlets in Mount Beauty.
If you are staying at Mount Beauty for skiing during winter, non skiers in your party can find plenty of walks and other activities to keep them occupied.
A longer but very rewarding walk is to climb Mount Bogong, Victoria's highest mountain.
kiewaview.com /walks.htm   (466 words)

  
 Images Australia - Mount Beauty, Photos, Art, Music, Poetry
Mount Beauty in the Upper Kiewa Valley is the last town before the very steep ascent to Falls Creek skiing resort except of course for the Bogong Devonshire Tea Rooms.
Mt Beauty grew in size when it was the accommodation centre for workers on the Kiewa Hydro-electric scheme in the 1940s.
Falls Creek, Mt Bogong and the Bogong High Plains
www.imagesaustralia.com /mountbeauty.htm   (92 words)

  
 Anyone ridden Mount Beauty? - Mtbr.com Forums
Just wondering who of you have ridden around Mount Beuaty and Falls Creek area and could give me directions to some trails etc? How do I get to the trail that was raced in the national series?
On the way up the mountain we'll check in at the 'park' to see where about's it is, i'm pretty sure i know where to find it.
As far as I know, there are only walking trails on Mt Bogong and as it's national park, bikes are only legally allowed on the fire trails.
forums.mtbr.com /showthread.php?p=1690100   (540 words)

  
 Victoria Alps
List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.
Mount Bogong: The summit of Mount Bogong is marked by a giant beehive-shaped cairn--when one is there in an icy white-out, that is all you get in your picture.
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www.peakbagger.com /range.aspx?rid=724   (87 words)

  
 Victoria's High Country : Introduction | Frommers.com
The highest peak in the Victoria segment of the range is Mount Bogong which, at just 1,988m (6,521 ft.), is minuscule by world mountain standards.
The High Country is also the home of the Victorian ski fields, based around Mount Buller, Mount Stirling, Falls Creek, Mount Buffalo, and Mount Hotham.
If you plan to go walking here, make sure you have plenty of water and sunscreen, as well as a tent and a good-quality sleeping bag.
www.frommers.com /destinations/victoria'shighcountry/1433010001.html   (264 words)

  
 Mount Bogong - Australian Photos, Images, Art, Music, Poetry
Mount Bogong - Australian Photos, Images, Art, Music, Poetry
Snow on Mount Bogong - Australia, close to Falls Creek skiing resort in the Victorian Alps.
At the turn veer right for Mount Hotham and left for Mount Bogong, Mount Beauty, Falls Creek and the Bogong High Plains
www.imagesaustralia.com /mountbogong.htm   (55 words)

  
 Alpine Valleys - South District wineries, wine, vineyards & winery tour maps, Alpine ValleysRegion -> Mount Buffalo, ...
Alpine Valleys - South District wineries, wine, vineyards & winery tour maps, Alpine ValleysRegion -> Mount Buffalo, Bright, Porepunkah, Mount Beauty, Bogong - Victoria, Australia :: OzWineTours
Alpine Valleys Region wineries, wine, vineyards & winery tour maps -> Mount Buffalo, Bright, Porepunkah, Mount Beauty, Bogong - Victoria, Australia - tour maps, history, climate, soils, varieties, terroir, contact details, links and tour guides.">
This District includes wineries in the Southern Alpine Valleys near Porepunkah, Bright and Mount Beauty.
www.ozwinetours.com /302prg.html   (104 words)

  
 Victorian Alps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
- View to Mount Buffalo from the summit of the West Peak of Mount Bogong
PRINT 089 - MOUNT FEATHERTOP AND MOUNT BOGONG
- View north along the Razorback in spring to Mount Feathertop with Mount Bogong in the background
www.rankin.com.au /Print032.htm   (97 words)

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