Mount Howitt, Summit in Alpine National Park, Australia
Mount Howitt is a summit in Victoria's Alpine National Park, rising to 1,742 meters (5,715 feet). The area around the top is open alpine grassland with no tree cover and clear sightlines across the surrounding Victorian ranges.
Gunai communities used routes through this mountain country as trade paths across the Great Dividing Range long before European contact. In the 19th century, European explorers moved through the area and gave English names to the peaks they mapped.
The mountain carries the name Toot-buck-nulluck in the Gunai language, pointing to a long connection between this land and its original people. Walkers on the summit today are following paths that have been known and traveled for generations.
The trail to the top starts from a car park near MacAlister Springs and passes across Howitt Plains before reaching the summit. Alpine weather can change without much warning, so bringing waterproof layers and enough water is a good idea regardless of conditions at the start.
Near the top stands the Vallejo Gantner Hut, a small refuge with an A-frame roof that mirrors the shape of a camping tent. The roof is clad in copper, which has turned green over time and makes the hut stand out against the open grassland around it.
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