Mount Buffalo National Park
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The Mount Buffalo National Park is a national park in the alpine region of Victoria, Australia. The 31,000-hectare (77,000-acre) national park is located approximately 350 kilometres (220 mi) northeast of Melbourne in the Australian Alps. Within the national park is Mount Buffalo, a moderately high mountain plateau, with an elevation of 1,723 metres (5,653 ft) above sea level.
Mount Buffalo plateau as seen from below The Horn.
Mount Buffalo Chalet after restoration work in 2018.
Rocks forming The Horn on Mount Buffalo
Panoramic view across the Mt Buffalo plateau, with Buffalo's highest peak, The Horn, towards image right; the safety railing for walkers can be seen at the top. The large number of dead trees visible resulted from the 2006-07 Victorian Alps Fire Complex which significantly impacted Mt Buffalo
Australian Alps
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The Australian Alps are a mountain range in southeast Australia. The range comprises an interim Australian bioregion, and is the highest mountain range in Australia. The range straddles the borders of eastern Victoria, southeastern New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory. It contains Australia's only peaks exceeding 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in elevation, and is the only bioregion on the Australian mainland in which deep snow falls annually. The range comprises an area of 1,232,981 ha.
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Skiing, Mt. Kosciusko, Australia, c. 1925, by Albert James Perier
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