Mount Gibbo, Mountain summit in Victoria, Australia
Mount Gibbo is a summit in the Australian Alps, 38 kilometres north-east of Benambra in Victoria, reaching 1,757 metres above sea level. Its northern side has steep slopes where Ordovician sediments are exposed. The peak lies within the Mount Gibbo Natural Features and Scenic Reserve, which covers 1,493.1 hectares.
Mount Gibbo lies within the Mount Gibbo Natural Features and Scenic Reserve, a 1493.1-hectare area managed by Parks Victoria and established in 1979. A bushfire in 2003 burned the reserve extensively, affecting vegetation across its slopes.
The mountain draws botanists who study rare alpine plants found nowhere else. Visitors climbing the slope notice how vegetation changes with elevation and exposure.
Mount Gibbo lies within the Mount Gibbo Natural Features and Scenic Reserve, a 1493.1-hectare area managed by Parks Victoria and established in 1979. Access is from the Benambra area, about 38 kilometres to the south-west. The northern slopes are steep and expose Ordovician sediments, so plan for rough ground. The surrounding country is almost uninhabited, with no towns nearby.
Mount Gibbo lies within the Mount Gibbo Natural Features and Scenic Reserve, 1,493.1 hectares established in 1979 and managed by Parks Victoria. The reserve protects the rare Alpine phebalium and the endangered Kosciuszko grevillea, both found on its slopes.
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