Mount St Gwinear

Mount St Gwinear
Mount St Gwinear
Highest point
Elevation1,509 m (4,951 ft)AHD
Coordinates37°50′S 146°19′E / 37.833°S 146.317°E / -37.833; 146.317
Geography
LocationVictoria, Australia
Parent rangeBaw Baw Plateau
Climbing
Easiest routeHike/ski

Mount St Gwinear is a mountain in Victoria, Australia, located at the north-east end of the Baw Baw National Park in the Gippsland high country. It is popular with families looking for a cheap and accessible snow-play/tobogganing destination and cross-country skiers.[1] The Baw Baw Plateau provides an abundance of easy touring terrain.[2] Mount Baw Baw downhill ski village is approximately 9 km away across the Baw Baw plateau to the south-west and trails link the resorts.

Mount St Gwinear[3] was named by the geologist William Baragwanath after Saint Gwinear of Cornwall. He also named the nearby Mt St Phillack.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Parks Victoria - Mount St Gwinear in Winter". Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "AustralianNationalParks.com | Official Website". Archived from the original on 25 June 2005.
  3. ↑ Richards, Chris (June 2014). "Hunting for Cornish Names on the Baw Baws" (PDF). Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey: 5.


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