Mount Buller (Victoria)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox mountain Mount Buller is a mountain in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, located in the Australian state of Victoria. It has an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert". AHDScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[1]
Toponym
The British explorer and surveyor Major Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell named the mountain after an acquaintance in the Colonial Office, Charles Buller.[2] The local Indigenous Taungurong name for the mountain is Warrinebut.[3]
Geography
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The walk begins at Merimbah and is a Script error: No such module "convert". walk on a well defined track. Mclaughlin Spur offers good views to the summit fire tower and the rocky outcrops that must be traversed. At the summit there is a stone distance dial and a fire tower that is staffed during the summer months.
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification scheme, Mount Buller has a very cold Oceanic / Subpolar oceanic climate (Cfb / Cfc) under the Script error: No such module "convert". isotherm, or a Humid continental / Subarctic climate (Dfb / Dfc) under the Script error: No such module "convert". isotherm, with cool summers and cold, very snowy winters. On average, Mount Buller receives 67.6 snowy days annually, the greatest figure for any mainland Australian site.[4]
Due to its far south-western location in the alpine region, Mount Buller is more susceptible to cold airmasses which allow it to record some of the lowest maximum temperatures and daytime readings in the country, despite being considerably lower in elevation than other mountain sites to the north-east. On 5 September 1995, a maximum temperature of just Script error: No such module "convert". was registered at Mount Buller; the same day at Thredbo Top Station saw a maximum of Script error: No such module "convert"., some Script error: No such module "convert". higher than Buller. On 3 February 2023, at the height of summer, Mount Buller reached a top of just Script error: No such module "convert"..[5]
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Resort
The Mount Buller Alpine Resort is a popular destination in winter for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities who wish to attend for the day. With it only being a 3 hour drive, it is the nearest major downhill ski resort to Melbourne. In the warmer months, it provides a base for day visitors and hikers in the Victorian Alps.
Gallery
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Aerial photo of Mount Buller.
See also
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References
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