Mount Feathertop, Alpine summit in Victoria, Australia.

Mount Feathertop is an alpine summit in Victoria shaped like a sharp pyramid with steep sides rather than a rounded peak. The mountain sits above 1,900 meters and is crossed by several walking routes that pass through different types of terrain and exposure levels.

Mount Feathertop was sighted and named in early 1851 by stockmen Jim Brown and Jack Wells, who were looking for summer pastures. Ferdinand von Mueller made the first recorded ascent and proposed naming it Mount La Trobe. The Bright Alpine Club made the first winter ascent in September 1889. A track from Harrietville was cut in 1906, and Feathertop Hut was built in 1912.

Jim Brown and Jack Wells, stockmen from Cobungra Station, named the mountain in 1851 after the feather-shaped plume of cloud often seen downwind from the summit; they called nearby Mount Hotham "Baldy". From 1925 to 1939 the Feathertop Bungalow, a 24-bed commercial ski lodge supplied by packhorse and sled, stood on the mountain until the Black Friday bushfire destroyed it.

The different routes to the summit require varying fitness levels and experience with mountain terrain. It pays to dress for the weather and watch conditions on the exposed ridge, where it is noticeably colder and windier than lower elevations.

The name comes from the feather-shaped plume of cloud that often trails downwind of the summit, noted by stockmen Jim Brown and Jack Wells when they named the mountain in 1851. Snow lingering in the summit gullies until late spring adds a second feather-like effect.